Charges brought against Greek ferry crew over death of passenger pushed into sea

One crewmember accused of homicide with possible intent and two more with complicity over drowning of Antonis Kargiotis

A Greek prosecutor has brought criminal charges against an island ferry captain and three of his crew over the death of a passenger who was pushed into the sea as he tried to reboard the departing vessel in the country's main port of Piraeus.

One crewmember was charged with homicide with possible intent, and the other two with complicity, while the captain was charged with severe breaches of shipping regulations, state-run ERT television reported.