| Corsica & Croatia. Land's End salvage contract signed; captain in court today: Mr Z moved to Silba |
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| Friday, 12 August 2005 | |
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Marian Martin A contract has been signed between the owner of the yacht Land's End and Tiberi, a specialist in marine salvage. A representative of Tiberi is currently examining the 400 tonne yacht to ascertain the best way to seal the hull breaches. Captain Chris Jones was scheduled to appear in court, at Ajaccio this afternoon, where he was expected to face charges of "endangering life by negligence and imprudence" and "wilfully polluting the maritime environment." The Azimut 100, Mr Z, has been moved from the island of Greben, where it ran aground on Tuesday, and has been taken to Silba for damage assessment. A spokesman for the harbour authorities told BYM "In view of the enquiries taking place, concerning this incident, I am not authorised to give any further information. The story as it unfolded: Holed megayacht threatens Corsican beach August 10 Tug standing by stricken megayacht August 10 Captain in second megayacht sinking August 10 Land's End holed in four places August 11 Land's End salvage contract signed August 12 Land's End sinks completely August 12 Captain Jones charged August 12 French naval divers to assess sunken megayacht August 13 Land's End tanks to be pumped out August 15 Land's End Captain was Designated Person Ashore says Gaspard Yachts View pictures of the Land's End |
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