The trial for the tragedy that occurred on the Sansovino ferry ship, which occurred at the Nuremberg pier in the port of Messina on 29 November 2016 and cost the lives of three seafarers, has concluded. Single judge Alessandra Di Fresco sentenced Luigi Genghi, owner of the motor vessel Sansovino, and Domenico Cicciò, technical inspector of the company Caronte&Tourist Isole Minori, to 2 years and 4 months each, while the company was sentenced to 300 shares worth 750 euros each. However, Fortunato De Falco, chief engineer, Josuè Agrillo, Dpa of the management company “Seastar Shipping Navigation Ltd”, a company responsible for monitoring and verifying the correct implementation of the procedures set out in the safety management manual on board the Sansovino, were acquitted for not having committed the crime (the positions refer to those held at the time of the events).
Finally, the statute of limitations was ordered for Genghi, Cicciò and De Falco for some crimes. Manslaughter and violation of the regulations on the protection of health and safety at work were the charges contested for various reasons. The public prosecutors Marco Accolla and Roberto Conte had asked for 5 years for De Falco, 4 years and 6 months for Genchi, 4 years for Cicciò, a fine for Caronte&Tourist Isole Minori, acquittal for Agrillo and the statute of limitations for some disputes.
The lawyers Alberto Gullino, Giuseppe Romeo, Giuseppe Mosca, Anna Scarcella and Pierfrancesco Lembo defended the case.
The ship’s commander had previously negotiated a plea for this matter. The investigation by the Messina prosecutor’s office concluded that the three seafarers – Cristian Micalizzi from Messina, Gaetano D’Ambra from Lipari and Santo Parisi from Terrasini – died due to toxic fumes.