(Jersey Evening Post) INQUESTS into the deaths of the two Filipino fishermen who died after the L’Ecume II trawler collided with the Condor Commodore Goodwill last month were opened this morning.
Deputy Viscount Mark Harris, the presiding coroner, explained that the purpose of the hearing was to formally release the bodies of the deceased to allow applications for repatriation and funeral arrangements to be made.
He adjourned the inquests until a later date to allow further investigations to take place.
The L’Ecume II, skippered by Michael Michieli, sank after colliding with Condor’s Commodore Goodwill freight ship off Jersey’s west coast at around 5.30am on Thursday 8 December.
On Boxing Day, the police confirmed that two bodies recovered from the wreck by an unmanned craft several days after the incident were those of Filipino crewmen Jervis Ramirez Baligat and Larry Simyunn… Read More