Updated 5.10pm, adds arraignment
A 33-year-old man who lives in Luqa has been granted bail under a number of conditions after pleading not guilty to seriously injuring a 56-year-old man from Mellieħa.
The accused, who is Dutch, was earlier questioned by the police about the incident, which followed an argument on a Gozo ferry late on Tuesday afternoon.
The victim was hospitalised in Gozo after having suffered serious injuries, the police said.
The incident happened at about 6pm.
Inspector Bernard Charles Spiteri prosecuted.