Son of Whiddy victim criticises Gardaí for not pursuing misconduct investigation
Michael Kingston throwing flowers in the sea in memory of his father Tim and French family, Thibaud Spitzbarth and his wife Sothea and Gabrelle putting flowrers in the sea for his father Jean during the 40th anniversary of the Betelgeuse disaster at the Whiddy Island pier in Bantry, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan
A maritime lawyer whose father died in the Whiddy Island disaster has criticised Gardaí for not pursuing an investigation into, what he said, was serious misconduct in public office.
Michael Kingston, whose father Tim was among those killed in the 1979 disaster near Bantry, had met with senior gardaí to discuss the possibility of a criminal prosecution arising out of issues that he and the EU have highlighted regarding the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB).
