We are proud to announce that our founding partner Mr. Yusuf Gumus has successfully represented the settlement process of 25 Turkish Truck Divers as well as most of the cargo owner claims against the Owners, P&I Clubs of the Ro/Ro Euroferry Olympia.
On February 18, 2022, a fire broke out on the ship in international waters near Corfu while en route from Igoumenitsa in north-west Greece to Brindisi-Italy.
There were at least 239 registered passengers and 153 vehicles on board, 25 of which being Turkish Nationality. In this terrible event 11 people lost their lives and 281 were rescued.
Yusuf Gumus Law firm has acted as legal advisors to the Turkish and some other International Truck Drivers, their families as well as to the cargo owners. The process involved settlement under the principles of Athens Convention, EU regulations as well as H&V rules, in which all of the claimants pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages were settled amicably under.