Overview
- Proceedings opened at the Amtsgericht Hamburg on October 6 with the 48-year-old charged with negligent endangerment of shipping in concurrence with negligent bodily harm to 19 passengers.
- Witnesses recounted near-zero visibility on January 20 as a tow convoy closed in before striking the Hadag passenger ferry on the Norderelbe.
- The defendant exercised her right to remain silent in court, while her lawyer expressed remorse that passengers were injured.
- Injuries ranged from cuts and bruises to three head injuries, and a 60-year-old passenger testified he has been unable to work since the crash.
- The court scheduled additional hearings through November 24, and damage to the convoy’s barge was estimated at about €50,000.