Ship Captain Arrested After Bodies of Woman and Child Found Off Swedish Coast
Authorities say the captain is suspected of negligence and causing two deaths as investigators review the cargo ship’s black box.
- Late on Tuesday, a 90-metre Norwegian merchant ship collided with a recreational boat carrying four people, leaving a woman and a child dead.
- Prosecutor James Reis arrested the captain on Thursday, citing flight risk and 'risk of undue influence on a criminal investigation' as grounds for detention.
- The Swedish Prosecution Authority suspects the captain of causing death and negligence in maritime traffic following the collision.
- A man and the other child were found alive shortly after the alarm was raised on Tuesday, while two people remained missing initially.
- Investigator Björn Ramstedt told Aftonbladet that the Swedish Maritime Accident Investigation Board obtained the black box but will not review it until next week.
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A woman and a child died after a pleasure boat collided with a merchant ship off Tjörn. The ship's captain has now been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and negligence in maritime traffic. At the same time, the ship's black box is being examined in the search for answers.
Father and son were rescued from a yacht, mother and daughter were found dead.
Woman and child found dead after boat collision off Swedish coast
Both the girl and the woman who were missing after the boat collision outside Tjörn have been found dead. The captain aboard the Norwegian merchant ship is suspected of causing death to another person, says the Swedish Prosecution Authority.
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The LocalShip captain arrested after bodies of woman and child found off Swedish coast
A young girl and a woman, who had been missing after a collision between a pleasure boat and a merchant ship off the coast of Tjörn, have been found dead. The captain of a Norwegian merchant ship has been held as part of the investigation.
A boat and a cargo ship collided on Tuesday evening. A mother and daughter were subsequently reported missing.
Svenska Dagbladet
HDThe Swedish Maritime Accident Investigation Board has gained access to the black box from the cargo ship that is believed to have collided with a pleasure boat. A find that could be important in the investigation, reports Aftonbladet.
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