Sinking of 'Yogi' subject of criminal investigation

Whilst the results of the Bureau d'enquêtes sur les événements de mer’s report into the sinking of Yogi are imminent, it has become apparent that the Piraeus Public Prosecutor’s Office has opted to pursue a criminal investigation into the cause of the superyacht’s sinking in February 2012.

SuperyachtNews.com contacted the local coastguard in Skyros and was informed that the case had been referred to the national body in Piraeus. A press officer for the Hellenic Coast Guard then confirmed that, “Regarding the status of the criminal investigation into the sinking of M/Y Yogi we inform you that the documents of the case have been sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office at Chalkida for further criminal assessment.”

The file had, in fact been passed to the Piraeus Public Prosecutor’s Office on 28 May 2012, as Chalkida’s Nikolaos Zografos confirmed. However, when SuperyachtNews.com contacted the Piraeus Public Prosecutor’s Office a spokesperson was unable to confirm either the target(s) of the investigation, or a date for its conclusion.

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