Cruise ship captain arrested in Greece after passenger falls into water

Officials of the Corfu Port Authority arrested a 56-year-old cruise ship captain at the port of Corfu, according to a July 1 news release from the Hellenic coast guard.

The bulletin said the captain, an Italian citizen, was arrested on the evening of June 30. Officials did not share the captain’s name, or which ship he was working on.

The Coast Guard said in a statement that the incident occurred late Tuesday as strong winds battered the area, causing the ship’s mooring lines to snap while the vessel was docked.

As a result of this incident, the gangway reportedly moved out of position and a 56-year-old woman from New Zealand who was on it fell into the water.

The woman was pulled from the sea with the assistance of the cruise ship crew and port workers and was then transported by ambulance to the Corfu General Hospital.

It was also reported