Drunk Russian sailor crashes 7,000-ton ship into Scotland -- at full speed
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That's how a Russian mariner who drank half a liter of rum before work, according to investigators, managed to crash into the coast of Scotland last winter -- at full speed.
The Lysblink Seaways was on its way from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Skogn in Norway when it slammed into the rocky shoreline near Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan peninsula at about 2:30 a.m. on February 18.
When the ship was salvaged, it was so badly damaged that it had to be scrapped.
Records showed that the bonded store was regularly replenished, and empty beer, wine and spirit bottles and cartons found on board after the accident indicated significant levels of alcohol consumption by the crew," the report said.
There was also no evidence that any random alcohol tests had been carried out on crew members.
But too much rum wasn't the only thing that contributed to the accident, which caused the ship to leak 25 tons of marine gas oil into coastal waters.
The investigation also discovered poor navigational practices and a lack of control measures -- which, had they had been in place, could have prevented the crash.
The report didn't contain any recommendations as it said the ship's owner had already taken action, including removing bonded stores from vessels and looking into the random alcohol testing regime.
The Lysblink Seaways was on its way from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Skogn in Norway when it slammed into the rocky shoreline near Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan peninsula at about 2:30 a.m. on February 18.
When the ship was salvaged, it was so badly damaged that it had to be scrapped.
Records showed that the bonded store was regularly replenished, and empty beer, wine and spirit bottles and cartons found on board after the accident indicated significant levels of alcohol consumption by the crew," the report said.
There was also no evidence that any random alcohol tests had been carried out on crew members.
But too much rum wasn't the only thing that contributed to the accident, which caused the ship to leak 25 tons of marine gas oil into coastal waters.
The investigation also discovered poor navigational practices and a lack of control measures -- which, had they had been in place, could have prevented the crash.
The report didn't contain any recommendations as it said the ship's owner had already taken action, including removing bonded stores from vessels and looking into the random alcohol testing regime.
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