{"id":2028351,"date":"2023-09-11T17:20:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-crew-members-face-manslaughter-charges-after-what-happened-to-man-trying-to-board-ship\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T17:21:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:21:30","slug":"four-crew-members-face-manslaughter-charges-after-what-happened-to-man-trying-to-board-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-crew-members-face-manslaughter-charges-after-what-happened-to-man-trying-to-board-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Four crew members charged with manslaughter after incident involving man attempting to board ship."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffour-crew-members-face-manslaughter-charges-after-what-happened-to-man-trying-to-board-ship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028351&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tragedy Strikes as Man Drowns After Being Barred from Boarding Ferry<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;The mind can&#8217;t\u2062 comprehend it,&#8221; Greek \u200dPrime\u200d Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his shock and disbelief \u2064over \u2062the \u2063tragic death \u200bof a 36-year-old man. The man drowned after being prevented from boarding a\u200d ferryboat, allegedly pushed into the water by the crew as the \u2063ship sailed away.<\/p>\n<p>Charges \u2064of \u200dhomicide\u200c have been filed against three crew members and the captain of the &#8220;Blue Horizon&#8221; ferry, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/greekreporter.com\/2023\/09\/07\/shock-anger-greece-passenger-death-ferry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greek Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chauvin-defense-team-says-he-and-other-officers-felt-threatened-by-growing-crowd-yelling-insults\/\" title=\"Chauvin defense team says he and other officers felt threatened by growing crowd yelling insults\">viral video captured<\/a> the heartbreaking\u200d moment when Antonis Kariotis desperately tried to\u2063 board the ferry in the Athens\u2063 suburb of Piraeus. As Kariotis hurriedly approached the \u2063ramp, two\u2063 crew\u200b members blocked his path while another watched.<\/p>\n<p>A\u200d struggle ensued between the crew members and Kariotis as they\u200d prevented him from \u200bboarding, pushing\u200c him back to the\u200b end of the ramp.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being briefly ashore, Kariotis made another attempt to board. However, he was once again stopped by a \u2062crew member. Tragically, as the ship began to\u2063 depart, he was seemingly pushed \u2062off the ramp and into the water.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers on board screamed for help as they witnessed \u2062the man in the water. The last crew member to have contact with him was seen looking in the \u2063direction of the water \u200bas \u200bthe ferry sailed away.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnbc-airs-shocking-footage-of-florida-residents-not-wearing-masks-florida-is-doing-better-than-many-mask-mandated-states\/\" title=\"CNBC Airs \u2018Shocking\u2019 Footage Of Florida Residents Not Wearing Masks. Florida Is Doing Better Than Many Mask-Mandated States.\">shocking video<\/a>, which contains\u2063 scenes that may \u200cbe disturbing to some viewers, was posted on X (formerly Twitter) and can be\u2063 viewed below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"el\">\u0392\u03af\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bf \u03c3\u03bf\u03ba: \u03a4\u03bf \u200d\u03c0\u03bb\u03ae\u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03be\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u2062\u03c4\u03bf \u2063Blue Horizon\u200d \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b8\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd 36\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf \u200b\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c4\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u200c\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u2063 \u03a0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9\u03ac <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FdzFTliZLg\">pic.twitter.com\/FdzFTliZLg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kakajason (@kakajason50) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kakajason50\/status\/1699162262148133050?\">September 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The crew member responsible for pushing Kariotis into \u200cthe water\u2064 has been charged\u200c with \u2064manslaughter, possibly \u200bwith \u2063malice. The other two crew members on the deck are facing charges \u2062of complicity in \u2064manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the captain has been charged with dangerous interference with maritime traffic, \u2062a felony offense.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Mitsotakis expressed \u2062his disgust and horror at the tragic end that befell\u2062 Kariotis in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The mind can&#8217;t comprehend \u200dit, an inconceivable\u2063 tragedy,&#8221; Mitsotakis wrote, emphasizing that this &#8220;shameful event does not represent the country we \u200dwant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He pledged that all\u200c necessary measures would be taken to\u200c ensure justice and \u2062accountability in this \u200ddevastating incident.<\/p>\n<p>Greek Shipping and Island Policy Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis has ordered\u200d an investigation into the handling of the incident \u200dby\u2063 the Port Authority of Piraeus.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources in the Port Authority, the ramp should have been raised before\u2062 the ferry&#8217;s engines were started. \u200bHowever, \u200cthe X \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-crew-members-face-manslaughter-charges-after-what-happened-to-man-trying-to-board-ship\/\" title=\"Four crew members charged with manslaughter after incident involving man attempting to board ship.\">video shows \u200cturbulence indicating engine operation<\/a> as\u200d Kariotis was attempting to board the ramp.<\/p>\n<p>Minister \u2063Varvitsiotis revealed that Kariotis had a valid ticket for\u2063 the\u2063 ferry but had left the ship for some \u2063reason and was subsequently barred from reboarding.<\/p>\n<p>Following\u200b controversial comments\u2064 made by Varvitsiotis regarding the incident, which\u2064 were\u200d interpreted by some \u200bas sympathetic towards the ferry\u200b crew, \u2063he was forced to resign on Monday, as reported\u200c by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/greek-shipping-minister-resigns-following-comments-over-ferry-death-2023-09-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Varvitsiotis later apologized, clarifying that his remarks had been \u2063misinterpreted.<\/p>\n<p>Protest rallies took place at Blue Horizon&#8217;s home port of Iraklio, Crete, resulting in a\u200b five-hour delay in\u200b the ferry&#8217;s departure. \u200dThere were also \u2064protests in Kariotis&#8217; hometown of Agios Nikolaos.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/four-crew-members-face-manslaughter-charges-happened-man-trying-board-ship\/\">The \u200dWestern Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>investigated for their involvement in the tragic death of a man who was denied boarding and subsequently drowned. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his disbelief, stating that the human mind struggles to grasp such a horrifying incident. The authorities are currently examining the actions of the captain and three crew members of the &#8220;Blue Horizon&#8221; ferry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":2028352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2028351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2028351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2028352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2028351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2028351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2028351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}