A ship captain had been sentenced to five years jail in the final trial for causing a maritime collision that killed 15, the local court said on Tuesday
Wang Yongguo, captain of the "Jinyuanyou 9" cargo ship belonging to the China Ocean Aviation Group Inc., was accused of negligence and misjudgment, according to the No.2 Intermediate People's Court of Shanghai.
The ship left the estuary of the Yangtze River at about 1:15 a.m. on Jan. 30 this year, but Wang failed to detect "Jintaishun", another vessel anchored nearby.
The court said he made a series of errors when trying to avoid the collision, in which 15 of the 17 crew of "Jintaishun" died and another was missing. No casualties were reported on "Jinyuanyou 9".
Wang later surrendered to the police and was sentenced five years in jail in his first trial, a ruling upheld at this the final trial.
Source:Xinhua
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