Luxury German yacht results in tragic demise of a 20-year-old man in Mallorca.
A severe maritime mishap takes place near Mallorca: A big-time German yacht crashes into a humble fishing vessel at breakneck speed and carries on its journey. A young local Mallorcan fisherman fails to survive the violence of the impact.
A high-end vessel emblazoned with the German flag clashes with a minuscule fishing boat on the east coast of Mallorca at high speed, resulting in a death, the authorities reported. The large yacht, over 20 meters long, managed to keep sailing after colliding with the small fishing boat, which is roughly three meters long, as reported in the local papers "Mallorca Zeitung" and "Mallorca Magazin", that happened on Friday evening in Cala Bona. The police confirmed the arrival of the yacht in the harbor of Porto Cristo and identified its captain.
According to media sources, the deceased fisherman was a 20-year-old Mallorcan with a knack for volleyball, the island's club sympathized with his family, friends, and teammates during this heartbreaking time: "Our heartfelt condolences to his loved ones in these challenging circumstances."
At first, a police spokesperson refused to disclose the captain's name and pointed to the ongoing investigations. Suspicions for potential charges of negligent homicide and failure to assist emerged, the papers revealed. No arrests have been made thus far.
Recently, igniting a wave of indignation, rumors circulated around a Mallorcan taxi driver reportedly being seriously injured following an alleged brutal beating by a German police group on vacation in Mallorca. German officers from Essen were claimed to be involved in the incident, prompting the authorities to send them back to Germany without facing any consequences.
The incident involving the German yacht and the fishing boat resulted in charges of potential negligent homicide and failure to assist being levied. The yacht, despite colliding with the fishing boat, continued its journey without stopping.
