Greek ferry crews call a strike over work conditions after the death of a passenger pushed overboard

ATHENS, Greece –

Travellers to Greece’s fashionable island locations will face disruptions subsequent week due to a 24-hour strike on Sept. 13 by ferry crews who cite security and labour considerations.

The PNO union mentioned the choice was made Friday “on the occasion of the repulsive incident” this week in Greece’s most important port of Piraeus, during which a tardy passenger drowned after being pushed into the ocean by a ferry crew member.

The union did not instantly hyperlink the explanations for the strike with Tuesday’s drowning, which sparked anger and condemnation throughout Greece.

A PNO assertion deplored what it known as the improper implementation of legal guidelines and rules on delivery and harbour security. It mentioned crew members are overworked and ferry crusing schedules are “unreasonable,” which PNO mentioned raises extreme security considerations.

The assertion additionally known as on the federal government to “take all necessary measures to protect human life at sea.”

An island ferry captain and three of his crew had been arrested and charged Wednesday over the 36-year-old man’s dying in Piraeus.

A video of the incident confirmed the person making an attempt to board the Blue Horizon ferry because it ready to depart, and a crewman shoving him off the loading ramp into waters violently churned by the transferring ship’s propellers.

No effort was made to save lots of the person, and the ferry continued on its course far out of port till it was ordered again.

An investigation is underway into harbour authorities’ response to the incident, and two senior Piraeus port law enforcement officials have been suspended.