One dead and one injured after 50-metre yacht collides with fishing boat off Isthmia

Collision in the Kenchreai Gulf

A maritime collision occurred during the early morning hours in the sea area off Isthmia, situated within the Kenchreai Gulf in Corinthia. A 50-metre motor yacht sailing under the flag of Malta struck a small boat carrying two Greek nationals who had travelled into the gulf for a fishing excursion. The 50-metre yacht had 17 people on board when the collision took place, consisting of six passengers and a crew of 11 members. The impact occurred under circumstances that were not immediately clear to responding officials, leaving the small fishing craft damaged and its two occupants in need of urgent recovery from the sea. Maritime emergency protocols were activated immediately following the incident in the coastal waters near Isthmia.

Emergency recovery and casualty outcome

Immediately after the collision in the Kenchreai Gulf, the auxiliary support boat of the 50-metre yacht was deployed to recover the two fishermen from the water. The yacht crew brought both Greek nationals onto the tender craft and transported them directly to the mainland shore. Ambulances from the National Emergency Aid Centre (EKAB) met the rescue craft on the coast and transferred both individuals to the General Hospital of Corinth for emergency medical attention. Medical personnel at the hospital examined the two men upon arrival and formally pronounced one of them dead after he was transported without consciousness. The second fisherman survived the collision with multiple bone fractures and remained hospitalised in Corinth for ongoing medical treatment.

Judicial order and captain arrest

Following the fatal accident near Isthmia, the competent public prosecutor intervened and issued a binding order regarding the yacht's operational command. Under this judicial directive, the captain of the 50-metre Maltese-flagged motor yacht is being arrested under the expedited in flagrante delicto legal procedure. The legal measure places the commanding officer in custody while judicial and maritime authorities evaluate potential criminal liability for the fatal crash. The arrest directive was delivered to port officers as part of the mandatory procedural steps required under Greek maritime law following collisions resulting in bodily injury or death.

Port authority investigation into vessel lighting

The Hellenic Coast Guard and local port authorities initiated a comprehensive investigation to establish the precise causes and operational circumstances surrounding the collision in the Kenchreai Gulf. Maritime investigators are actively taking formal witness depositions from the six passengers and 11 crew members who were aboard the Maltese vessel. Officers are also inspecting the physical condition of both craft and collecting maritime evidence from the scene. A key focus of the ongoing technical inquiry centres on navigational compliance, specifically whether the small fishing boat was displaying the required navigation lights when the early morning impact occurred. The port authority is compiling a complete file for submission to the prosecutor in Corinth.