Second man charged over L’Ecume II sinking
15th August 2024
A second man has been charged with connection with the States of Jersey Police investigation into the collision between the Jersey trawler L’Ecume II and the Condor ferry Commodore Goodwill on 8 December, 2022 that resulted in the loss of all three trawler crew.
Lewis Peter Carr (29), a UK resident, appeared before Jersey Magistrates’ Court at the end of July and will appear before Jersey’s Royal Court on 27 September.
His arrest follows that of Artur Sevash-Zade (34), a Ukranian national, on 3 July (FN, 18 July, ‘Manslaughter charges over L’Ecume II deaths’). Artur Sevash- Zade is due to appear before the Royal Court on 6 September.
Both men are charged with the ‘unlawful killing’ of L’Ecume II skipper Michael Michieli and two Filipino crewmen, Larry Ladion Simyunn and Jervis Ramirez Baligat, within Jersey’s territorial waters.
States of Jersey Police said in a statement that no further arrests are planned as part of Operation Nectar, the name given to the police investigation into the sinking of the 18m trawler.
They added: “Our thoughts remain with the families of the three men who died.” Condor Ferries did not respond to a request for comment.
Operation Nectar was launched by States of Jersey Police, assisted by four police investigators from the Metropolitan, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Staffordshire police forces.
It was one of two investigations running concurrently into the incident. A maritime safety investigation was carried out by the Maritime Standards department within Ports of Jersey, in conjunction with the Bahamas Maritime Authority as the flag state of the Commodore Goodwill and the Philippines as an interested party.
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