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Crew member of the Grimaldi Group Shipping line detained by Spanish Guardia Civil in connection to fire on board Grande Europa

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epa07575654 Workers us a mechanical crane to inspect the hull of the Italian flagged merchant ship 'Grande Europa' as it remains docked after being tugged to the port of Palma Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, 16 May 2019. The 183-meters-long merchant vessel of the shipping company Grimaldi suffered a fire the previous day when it was sailing with 25 crew members on board some 25 miles far from the south of Majorca Island. The ship was heading to the port of Valencia from Sardinia with a load of 1,843 vehicles inside. All of the crew members are safe. EPA-EFE/CATI CLADERA

An official of the Grilmaldi Group Shipping Line, Cristian Porritiello is detained by the Guardia civil of Valencia in connection to the fire which has hit the Grimaldi Group ship Grande Europa.

Corriere Della Sera reports that after a month of investigations the Spanish investigators arrested the 28-year-old, suspected of being responsible for the two fires aboard the Grimaldi Group ship “Grande Europa”.

Porritiello was at work on cargo ship, which on the night between 14 and 15 May caught fire, 25 kilometers from Palma de Mallorca, while  transporting 1,687 cars, vans and bulldozers.

Via Corriere Della Sera

Topics Cristian PorritielloGrande EuropaGrimaldi LinesItalySpain