Bahrain death boat owner pleads innocence

The owner of a dinner cruise boat that capsized in late March, killing 58 people, has pleaded innocent to charges of involuntary manslaughter.

The owner of a dinner cruise boat that capsized in late March, killing 58 people, has pleaded innocent to charges of involuntary manslaughter.

Irish construction worker Derek Cunningham and his Thai-born wife, Orathai, were among those killed in the accident. Mr Cunningham was working with Dublin-based firm Mercury Engineering in Bahrain at the time. The couple were survived by their two daughters, aged 11 and seven.

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