Two Germans are dying in Genoa
Ferry suddenly moved - car fell into the water

GENUA - The tragic end of a holiday: On Sunday morning, two German tourists drowned in the port of Genoa.. They had come by ferry from Sardinia.. The moment the young couple wanted to travel to the mainland, the ship moved.. The car fell into the sudden, ten-meter-wide gap.. The 29-year-old driver from Stuttgart and his companion had no chance..
The disaster happened on Sunday at 9:20.. The 185-meter ferry ´Otta´ of the company Moby, which holds up to 1900 passengers and 500 cars, had come from Sardinia overnight and had moored in sunny weather and calm waters in the port of Genoa..

When about 40 cars had left the ship, the engines jumped suddenly and moved the 35-year-old car ferry forwards.. Between the bridge to the mainland and the gates of the ship a ten-meter-long gap was created in seconds.. A driver still managed to reverse and drive back to the ship.. For Phillipp H. and Melanie S., however, the ferry´s unpredictable maneuver ended fatally..

Immediately under the surface of the churned-up sea

Your Ford Focus, rented in Stuttgart on 13 September, drops the gap.. According to eyewitness reports try the 28-year-old, Polish-German from Plauen as well as the 29-year-old Stuttgarter to open the doors.. Both should not succeed in the panic, however.. When the car hits the water, it is immediately pushed under the surface in the sea, which was churned by the engines of the ferry..

It sinks eight meters deep to the bottom.. Philipp H. succeeds under water nevertheless the exit from the car. He floats to the surface and is immediately salvaged and revived for over an hour, but without success.. The exact cause of death is unclear.. It is speculated that he died as a result of a severe shock or was hit underwater by an object.. The autopsy is scheduled for this Monday..

Accident cause is still unclear

For Melanie S., the car became a death trap.. She drowned in it.. The car was recovered by 15 clock with a crane.. As a result, the engines of the ferry suddenly switched from idle to ´forward´ is still unclear.. Also, why the machines went on after the landing maneuver ever.. The captain Giuseppe Vicidomini was not at the moment of the accident on the bridge, but accompanied according to own data the pilot back to the ship..

´At that moment I heard screams through my Walky Talky: Alarm, the ferry is moving, car in the water.. I could not do anything ´.. The responsible prosecutor Biagio Mazzeo is based on human error.. A preliminary investigation into intentional homicide has been initiated.. Today the relatives of the injured young couple are expected in Genoa..
Source: https: // www.. nordbayern.. de / Nürnberger-news / world mirror / two-German-die-in-misfortune-in-genoa -1.. 198737


mowgli, 2010-09-27