Enrica Lexie
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The Enrica Lexie is a double hull - tankers of Aframaxklasse . The ship, managed by Fratelli d'Amato SpA , sailed in 2012 for the Monaco-based company Scorpio Commercial Management and transported crude oil.
The ship was built in 2008 by the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. under the hull number H1057. The keel was laid on April 8, the launch on June 2, 2008. The ship was delivered on August 4 of that year.
The ship from a powered six-cylinder - Diesel engine manufacturer's Hudong Heavy Machinery Company with a capacity of 13,560 kW , acting on a propeller. The engine was built under license from MAN Diesel .
The ship was renamed Olympic Sky on September 1, 2014 and has been flying the flag of the Marshall Islands since July 1, 2015 .
incident
The ship gained international fame through a sea incident in the Indian Ocean off the south-west coast of India : On February 15, 2012, two fishermen were shot by military units from a merchant ship near the city of Alappuzha . After reporting to the Indian Coast Guard , the cargo ships in question in the sea area were asked to submit comments. The Enrica Lexie reported an incident: the Italian marines stationed on board suspected Somali pirates on an approaching fishing boat and opened fire. The fishing boat turned and two men died.
The Enrica Lexie was directed into the port of Kochi by the Indian Coast Guard . Two marines came to court there. This led to diplomatic tensions between Italy and India. Italy wanted to hear the case in an Italian court because the incident occurred in international waters .
The fishing boat came from the fishing port Neendakara, a district of Kollam . The two dead fishermen, Ajesh Binki (25) and Jalastein (45), were Tamils .
In April 2012, Italian authorities reached an out-of-court settlement with the victims' families to pay compensation of approximately € 145,000; the Indian federal government supported the localization of the incident in international waters. While the Kerala High Court sealed the settlement, a few days later the Indian Supreme Court ruled this practice illegal.
In early May, the Indian allowed Supreme Court of Enrica Lexie to leave the port. In early June 2012, the two accused were also released on bail . Italy had previously dismissed its ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice in protest . When the two accused did not return from a stay in Italy in March 2013, the Indian Supreme Court forbade the Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini to leave the country. Italy then sent its two soldiers back to India. In November 2013, Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino reported that the Indian government had promised that the accused would not face the death penalty. In February 2014, the Italian special envoy complained that two years after the incident there was still no indictment. Again Italy recalled its ambassador from India in protest. In September 2014, India allowed one of the two soldiers to leave the country again, this time for medical treatment. On June 26, 2015, Italy initiated arbitration proceedings against India under the Convention on the Law of the Sea and on July 21, 2015 also applied for an interim order against India at the International Tribunal for the Sea (ISGH) in Hamburg . On August 24, 2015, the ISGH ordered that both parties suspend all legal proceedings pending a decision by the court of arbitration that could exacerbate or widen the dispute; an interim order with regard to the two marines was not issued. Francesco Francioni (nominated by Italy), P. Chandrasekhara Rao (nominated by India), Jin-Hyun Paik , Patrick Robinson and Vladimir Golitsyn (chairman) were appointed as arbitrators in the subsequent arbitration proceedings . On April 29, 2016, the arbitration tribunal, which is part of the Permanent Court of Arbitration , issued an interim order that Italy and India should work together to relax the bond conditions so that the marine can return to Italy for the duration of the arbitration. India initially insisted on keeping the accused under the control of the Indian Supreme Court, which in turn could decide on his release, but the latter allowed Girone to leave for Italy at the end of May 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information on the ship ( memento of July 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) , Scorpio Commercial Management
- ↑ Sky Q88 - INTERTANKO Standard Tanker Questionnaire (Ver. 4)
- ^ Rift between India and Italy ( memento of February 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) , Südtirol Online, February 20, 2012.
- ↑ 2 fishermen shot dead on high seas ( Memento from March 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) , The Hindu, February 16, 2012.
- ^ For India's central government, the Enrica Lexie was in international waters - AsiaNews.it, April 20, 2012
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/italys-compromise-with-kin-of-killed-fishermen-illegal-says-supreme-court/article3370542.ece
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/italian-ship-allowed-to-leave-kochi-on-execution-of-bond/article3388332.ece
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/italian-marines-released-on-bail/article3483654.ece
- ^ Supreme Court issues notice to Italian envoy, marines . It is controversial whether this violated his diplomatic immunity : What does Vienna Convention say on diplomatic rights? . Background to Indo-Italian relations: Diplomatic scandal in India: Ambassador stays, that's it! - Georg Blume (journalist) , taz, March 18, 2013
- ↑ India ruled out death penalty for marines, says Italy
- ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-italy-wants-speedy-trials-for-their-marines-1959092
- ↑ Italy recalled the ambassador from India - ORF, February 18, 2014
- ↑ India lets Italian soldiers leave the country temporarily - Euronews
- ↑ Press release No. 232 of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of July 22, 2015 (PDF; 31 kB)
- ↑ Press release No. 237 of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of August 24, 2015 (PDF; 188 kB)
- ↑ Press release of the Permanent Court of Arbitration from November 6, 2015 (PDF; 153 kB)
- ↑ Press release of the Permanent Court of Arbitration from May 3, 2016 (PDF; 1078 kB)
- ↑ Case overview of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (English)
- ↑ Italy claims UN court ruled in its favor in marines case, India disagrees , In: The Indian Express , May 3, 2016 (English)
- ↑ Second Enrica Lexie Marine Allowed Back to Italy , In: The Maritime Executive , May 26, 2016 (English)