The Guardia Civil have sealed off the yacht that hit a small fishing boat in Cala Bona on Friday night, killing 20-year-old Guillem Comamala Fiol. The yacht, La Luna, which has a German flag, is in Porto Cristo, which is where divers have inspected the hull.
German-flagged yacht cordoned off following Cala Bona fatality
20-year-old Guillem Comamala Fiol was killed instantly
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Can the pilot of a large power boat that is travelling at speed fully lit during the hours of darkness being expected to see an unlit 3.5 meter stationary boat, or hear the occupants shouting? I doubt it very much. Would the pilot of the power boat know that he/she had hit something? Most definitely. In the darkness their belief may well be that they had collided with floating debris in the water, and the safest thing to do would be to make their way to the nearest harbour in case there was damage to the hull that may sink the vessel. Would they have hit this small boat had it been complying with the statutory requirements on lighting during the hours of darkness? I think not.
When ever I've seen squid fishing boats they are lit up like a Christmas trees, it's the light that attracts the squid. RIP.
R.I.P.