Captain of capsized boat detained for questioning

The captain of a cruise boat that capsized off the Bahrain coast has been detained and is being questioned over the accident in which 57 people drowned, most of them Indians and Britons, Bahrain’s public prosecutor said today.

The captain, who is Indian but was not further identified, did not have a license to pilot the boat, the prosecutor, Nawaf Hamza, told reporters in Manama. He said the captain was ordered to be held for seven days for questioning.