OUZO.

[aknight]

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Well, for the reasons stated above, I could feel sorry him depending on what turn out to be the facts. If he just made a bad mistake - which is the essential element, and not the state of mind - then, yes, I do think "There but for the grace of God..." (apologies to Graham again).

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That really is the crux of things - I don't think that just making a bad mistake counts as gross negligence. However I am really not qualified to debate the point.

However having just had a brief scan of cases where people have been found guilty, there isn't one where I would say "there but for the grace of God..."

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If you haven't already seen it, this site may be of interest. Certainly not written for an unbiased audience, but nevertheless demonstrative of the moral uncertainties around criminal manslaughter.

 

[KevB]

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Following my post above, I see that MBY reports that he entered a 'not guilty' plea, while YM doesn't tell us that there was any pleading.

I wonder which is right?

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BBC

"Explaining the allegations against Mr Hubble, Nick Hawkins, chief prosecutor, told the court: "These matters refer to the tragic deaths of three yachtsmen on board Ouzo, which came into close proximity with Pride of Bilbao."

maybe there wasn't a collision?

 

[nicho]

I don't know whether ferries, like aircraft, have "cockpit voice recorders", but I did hear that the Authorities (whoever they may be) had got hold of some pretty incriminating voice recording taken at the time of the incident. It's only hearsay, but came from a reasonable source.

 

[BrendanS]

How incriminating? What did it say?

 

[Oen]

Hmmm, a possibility, but to my mind, not a strong one.

 

[VicS]

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[Oen]

Yes, they have (limited) recorders.