[www.keralites.net] MV Jolly Nero cargo Ship smashes into Italian port control tower

 

Jolly Nero cargo Ship 40,000 ton container vessel smashes into Italian port control tower

The ship smashed into tower while leaving port of Genoa at 11pm last night

Reports that the motors jammed, rendering it uncontrollable

Seven people are reported dead, four taken to hospital, others missing

Harbour pilot also placed under investigation

Such investigations are par for the course in Italy

 

Prosecutors in Genoa have placed the captain of the Jolly Nero cargo ship under investigation for alleged manslaughter after the vessel slammed into the dock at the busy port and toppled the control tower into the harbor, killing at least seven people.

Prosecutor Michele de Lecce today said the harbour pilot on the ship's bridge at the time of the crash was also placed under investigation. Such investigations are par for the course in Italy.

Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi told Parliament that given the 'perfect' weather conditions last night, possible causes of the crash could include an engine malfunction or problems with the cables between the container ship and the tugs guiding it.

 

Rescue crews located seven bodies in the wreckage of the Genoa port's control tower that toppled into the harbor waters (pictured) after a cargo ship slammed into the dock as it was pulling out of port

 

 

Prosecutors in Genoa have placed the captain of the Jolly Nero cargo ship under investigation for alleged manslaughter

 

 

The harbour pilot on the ship's bridge at the time of the crash has also been placed under investigation

A general view showing dents on the side of Jolly Nero, the ship that slammed into a control tower at the entry to the port of Genoa

He said investigators were also looking into possible mistakes with the manoeuvre itself.

A massive rescue operation was ongoing today in north western city of Genoa after the 40,000 tonne Jolly Nero smashed into the tower at around 11pm last night.

 

 

Four people have been taken to hospital and two more remain unaccounted for following the disaster.

By this morning, all that was left of the tower was its mangled exterior staircase, tilted on its side. The tower itself - which was located on the edge of a dock jutting out into the harbor - was either in the water or in a heap of rubble and steel on the dock.

 

 

 

Rescuers search among debris of the control tower of the port of Genoa

 

Rescuers are continuing the search for survivors among the wreckage of the port tower in Genoa

 

The 40,000 tonne Jolly Nero hit the tower at around 11pm last night as it was leaving the port

 

Carnage: Rescuers search what is left of the toppled control tower of the port of Genoa, northern Italy, after a cargo ship slammed into it, killing at least seven

 

 

 

The port control tower before it collapsed (left). A segment of what remains of the structure (right)

Luca Cari, spokesman for the fire rescue teams at the scene, confirmed the seven dead, saying rescue crews recovered several of the bodies from an area near the tower's submerged elevator.

There were fears that those still missing might be trapped inside the elevator, Cari said.
There were no reports of missing ship crew.

'This event is unbelievable because we had the best weather navigation conditions,' said Luigi Merlo, president of the Genoa port authority. He declined to speculate on a cause, saying the ship had plenty of room to maneuver in the harbor and shouldn't have ended up so close to the dock.

 

Waiting game: Five survivors have been taken to hospital but several others are still missing

 

The tower appears to have partially toppled into the ocean following the smash

 

Hunt: Rescuers search the wreckage for survivors

 

It is believed the ship's engines jammed as it left port

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