MOBY OTTA

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Ferry remains detained after October incident

The "Moby Otta" risked sinking during the crossing between Genoa and Porto Torres in October 2017, when the master decided to continue the journey despite a leak An expert opinion will establish the case on request of the Genoa Public Prosecutor to investigate the incident. Meanwhile the ship remains under seizure in Genova, and the company's request to return it to service was rejected. Five suspects were accused of misbehaviour, the head of the company, Giuseppe Savarese, the manager of Moby Security, Carlo Marco, the technical director, Alessandro Paone, the technical inspector, Giuseppe Muti, and the master of the ferry, Carlo Merlini.

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Two passengers aboard the "Moby Otta" died on Sep 26, 2010, when their car plunged into the harbour basin in Genova. The "Moby Otta" had started to move just in the moment when the couple from Stuttgart was passing the vehicle ramp. 40 cars had passed the ramp before without problems, but when the engines suddenly started, the vessel moved forward, and a gap opened. The car fell and sank eight metres deep on the bottom. The woman was trapped in the car, her husband could be recovered but had to be pronounced dead. Why the machines started running, was unclear. Investigations are going on.