ArchivesTag : dhow disaster
Business as usual for dhow owner
It’s business as usual for Bahraini dhow owner Abdulla Al Kobaisi, still free despite being jailed for five years over a disaster in which 58 people drowned.
Full StoryDhow survivors reject payout
Survivors of the Al Dana dhow disaster have condemned as “disgusting” a BD500 compensation offer from the vessel’s owner. A group of British, South African and Indian Nass, Murray and Roberts employees received the proposal from Abdulla Al Kobaisi via their lawyer.
The 15 workers raised a joint action against the Bahraini owner of the vessel [...]
Two in court for Bahrain capsize
The captain and owner of a boat which capsized in Bahrain, killing 58 people including 15 Britons, are to appear in court charged with negligence.
Lawyers for relatives of the UK victims said Rajendrakumar Ramjibhai and Abdullah al-Qubaisi will appear in Bahrain’s Lower Criminal Court.
The charges include “fatal neglect” and “sea transportation deficiency”, law firm Irwin [...]
Captain and owner in court for Bahrain capsized boat
The owner and captain of the ill-fated dhow which over-turned in Bahrain killing 58 people, mostly Indians and 15 Britons, will appear in court on charges of “fatal neglect” and “sea transportation deficiency” said UK-based law firm Irwin Mitchell.
According to authorities, 140 were initially on the boat, but 14 disembarked before it set out to [...]
Panel to review laws
A committee formed to review Bahrain’s laws relating to transport, tourism, public health and civil servants in the wake of last month’s Al Dana disaster, in which 58 people died, met for the first time yesterday. It was formed just days after the tragedy by the Shura Council to review legislation and introduce tougher laws [...]
Full StoryHawar boat trips ban re-imposed
Authorities have banned trips to the Hawar Islands for the second time following the dhow disaster that claimed 58 lives.
The ban, which was originally enforced soon after the Al Dana tragedy on March 30, was lifted a week later and trips were allowed only when accompanied by Coastguard officials.
But Hawar Resort Hotel had to cancel [...]
Dhow captain ‘like a child at the wheel’
The so-called captain of the ill-fated Al Dana dhow was “like a child at the wheel of a car”, it was declared yesterday. Neither the “captain” Rajendrakumar Ramjibhai nor alleged “co-captain” Thakkuparambil Rupesh were qualified, said Indian Ambassador Balkrishna Shetty.
“Mr Ramjibhai, who has studied up to only secondary school level, was not qualified to operate [...]
Insurance payments for three victims
Families of three people who died in last month’s Al Dana disaster have been paid compensation worth more than BD21,000 by a top Indian life insurance company in one of the first settlements following the tragedy.
The victims, Saroj Babu Sikhil, Arby Mathew and Clarence Vyland, were insured with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) Inter-national, which has [...]
Unstable dhow ‘created alarm’
The Al Dana disaster dhow was so unstable that glasses fell to the floor and smashed, even before it left the jetty, prosecutors said yesterday.
Many witnesses testified that some people were so alarmed that they got off the dhow at its Marina Club moorings, before the ill-fated dinner cruise, during which 58 people died.
Glimpses of [...]
Dhow owner charged with manslaughter
The Bahraini owner of the ill-fated Al Dana dhow has been charged with manslaughter and released on BD3,000 bail, it was announced yesterday.The dhow’s Indian captain and co-captain have also been charged with manslaughter, but are being kept in custody.
All three are also charged with unintentionally inflicting injury, said Muharraq Public Prosecution head Osama Al [...]
Man blamed for boat tragedy ‘has left’ country
A Bahraini coast guard boat tows a pleasure craft that capsized late last month off the coast of Muharraq, Bahrain, killing 58 people on an evening cruise.
The British citizen who according to witnesses forced the captain of the ill-fated pleasure boat to sail against his wishes has left Bahrain, sources said on Tuesday.
But British embassy’s [...]
UN agency offers dhow probe help
Bahrain’s investigation into the Al Dana dhow disaster, in which 58 people were killed, is being watched closely by the International Maritime Organ-isation (IMO).
But it is too early to comment on possible causes of the March 30 tragedy, said Efthimios Mitropoulos, secretary-general of the UN agency concerned with maritime safety.
The Al Dana was hired by [...]
Dhow owner to stay in custody
The Bahraini owner of the ill-fated Al Dana was further remanded in custody yesterday, reports Mohammed Al A’Ali.
He was still under police guard in the Salmaniya Medical Complex yesterday, after collapsing in custody with blood pressure problems last Wednesday.
The businessman was originally remanded in custody for seven days last Tuesday, for questioning over the death [...]
A helping hand for victims’ families
A fund-raising drive has been launched by the Filipino community in aid of the families of the four Filipino victims of the dhow tragedy.
Other than money, friends of victim Queenie Dungca were yesterday shopping for toys for her only child, aged three.
Relatives in the Philippines and friends in Bahrain say that Jules Archangel was too [...]
Vigil for cruise boat tragedy victims sparks controversy
A candlelit vigil, held to pay tribute to the victims of the Al Dana boat tragedy, has sparked a controversy in Bahrain after Salafist MP Shaikh Adel Al Mouawda condemned it as a peculiar activity that is not condoned by Islam.
“The practice of holding a candlelit vigil is totally inappropriate and must be boycotted by [...]
