Gozo Channel CEO resigns
Gozo Channel CEO Fritz Farrugia has resigned just eight months into his term. He did not give a reason for his resignation but insisted it was not connected with the ongoing inquiry into serious charges of safety breaches levelled by Gozo Channel's...
Gozo Channel CEO Fritz Farrugia has resigned just eight months into his term.
He did not give a reason for his resignation but insisted it was not connected with the ongoing inquiry into serious charges of safety breaches levelled by Gozo Channel's Senior Master, Mario Grech.
"I was still under probation when I resigned, which means, that legally I don't have to give a reason," he said when contacted.
The government launched the inquiry last month after Captain Grech filed a judicial protest claiming serious flaws regarding lifesaving equipment among others.
Other claims centred around emergency training and the presence of the potentially deadly Legionella bacteria in the water supply of the three ferries.
The company rebutted the claims, saying the inquiry would find that the allegations were "absolutely unsubstantiated", and its operations were fully compliant with the law and proper practices.
Capt. Farrugia was appointed CEO in February on a one-year probationary period. In his resignation letter, Capt. Farrugia specified that he was not leaving because of the inquiry.
Capt. Grech was suspended on full pay until the inquiry is concluded.