Deadline to apologize on Wednesday
A deadline to apologize on Wednesday will be requested and expected to be received by the 13 arrested yachtaccused of causing a fire in its only pine forest Hydra.
The 13 crew members arrived earlier at the Piraeus courts. None of the arrested made any statement, but one of their two lawyers emphasized that from the yacht “no fireworks or sparklers were thrown on the island».
The ecological disaster caused on the island is the biggest in its history, as the fire in the pine forest destroyed 300 acres. The mayor of Hydra states that he will take legal action so that the island receives the compensation it is entitled to based on the new law on arson.
The penalties for those who are convicted of arson that caused a fire with great ecological costs are excruciating.
