Motorboat crashes into during the visit of the cave of Cuneo tourists injured in Sardinia – The Republic

A tourist from Cuneo, Marco Revello, 29, a carpenter, was injured, along with two others, on board a boat in Sardinia, during the visit of a cave , he went crashing into the cliff face. It ‘happened this morning: the “Punta Giglio” was completing the crossing of the Grotta dei Palombi, the spectacular cavity accessible to the boats located in the island Foradada, when it happened the impact with the rocks off the coast of the Regional Natural Park Porto Conte and Capo Caccia marine protected Area.

Just in time to go offshore and point to the Caves of Neptune, famous tourist destination in the world for the extraordinary natural formations of stalactites and stalagmites, a ‘failure – no word yet on whether the engine or at the helm – has provoked a clash with the rock wall. The collision produced the secondment of an iron staircase, which hit on passengers (on board there were around 54). The Cuneo tourist has sustained fractures to both ankles and feet: it was immobilized, brought ashore and hospitalized in Alghero. His prognosis is of 60 days. Seriously wounded a Milanese of 39 years who reported the compound fracture and exposed the left foot and the right wrist. Girlfriend, however, got away with a few bruises and five days of treatment.

“We realized that we were ending up on the rock, I was taking pictures and my girlfriend was close to me, but I could not avoid the lineup that has fallen on him – he told Ansa agency Revello – I immediately realized that the guy next to me was worse off. They were moments of great excitement, many people ended up on the ground , panic and adrenaline were about to take over. for me it is the first time in Alghero and Sardinia, we should leave tomorrow. I hope I can resume as soon as possible. “

the wounded were reported grounded by a patrol boat of the Harbour of Alghero and from the port of Tramariglio were transported from 118 to department of Orthopaedics and traumatology hospital Marino Alghero. The other 52 passengers and three crew members have returned to the quay customs

from where they set sail this morning on board “Nike”. The “Punta Giglio” has been transferred to a shipyard of the port area, where the findings are being useful to understand what was the cause and the headquarters for the failure that caused the accident.
As reported in the captain of the Harbour of Alghero, Paola Piroddi, “the passengers returned to port are in good health.” For them only a great fear.

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