| Corsica. Captain Jones charged |
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| Friday, 12 August 2005 | |
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Marian Martin Captain Christopher Jones of the Land's End was arrested this morning and formally charged this afternoon, with endangering life by imprudence and negligence and causing pollution with hydrocarbons by imprudence and negligence. He was released from custody with reporting restrictions. 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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