Gozo Channel this evening issued a statement in which it “refers to press reports of an incident that took place this afternoon at the ferry terminal.”

The company said that “from the initial enquires made, it appears that some passengers attempted to stop the MV Malita from departing by getting on the ramp just as it started being raised, apparently in order to delay the trip to allow some other passengers to board.”

“The passengers were directed to clear the ramp and it was raised after the passengers did so. This does not appear to have been a case of the ramp being raised while passengers were still on it but one where passengers attempted to access the ramp after it had started being raised, which had the appropriate steps not been taken would have resulted in danger to said passengers,” Gozo Channel said.

Gozo Channel concluded the statement that it “will however be investigating this incident to ensure that all the required safety standards and procedures have been observed and that the actions taken ensured that passenger safety was never put at risk”

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