01/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The sinking of the "Kristal", Tuesday off the North East coast of Spain confirmed the need to rapidly "adopt maritime the safety measures presented by the Commission following the sinking of the Erika in 1999", said Loyola de Palacio. Three sailors lost their lives in the sinking of the ship bearing a Maltese flag, travelling from India to Amsterdam. "We can no longer tolerate such accidents" the Commissioner started, announcing that the Commission was to tackle...