Captain admits sailing cargo ship up Tay while drunk

[cronus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-t ... l-28659910

Captain admits sailing cargo ship up Tay while drunk

A drunken sailor has admitted piloting a 1,300 tonne cargo ship down the Tay while almost four times the alcohol limit.

Andrejs Borodins, captain of the 250ft container ship Frifjord, was arrested after a pilot at Dundee harbour came aboard and found him incoherent and staggering around drunk.

A sheriff told the 53-year-old there had been a "very high" risk of him sailing into one of the Tay bridges.

Sentence was deferred until next month.

The Frifjord, which is registered in the Bahamas, set off from Perth bound for Norway on Monday last week.

Dundee harbour pilot Barry Nisbet came aboard at Balmerino to help guide the vessel through the shipping lanes at the Tay bridges, but found Latvian national Borodins incapable of steering the ship.

The first mate had to come to the wheel while Borodins retired to his cabin to sleep off his intoxication, and Mr Nisbet called harbour officials who notified police.

The ship docked at Dundee, and police took a breath test from Borodins before taking him to police headquarters.

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[Tero]

At least it wasn't Somali pirates.

[piscator]

So I guess the Sheriff is a fkn ship captain, huh?

[JimC]

Carry on up the Tay!

[klr]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-t ... l-28659910

Captain admits sailing cargo ship up Tay while drunk

A drunken sailor has admitted piloting a 1,300 tonne cargo ship down the Tay while almost four times the alcohol limit.

Andrejs Borodins, captain of the 250ft container ship Frifjord, was arrested after a pilot at Dundee harbour came aboard and found him incoherent and staggering around drunk.

A sheriff told the 53-year-old there had been a "very high" risk of him sailing into one of the Tay bridges.

Sentence was deferred until next month.

The Frifjord, which is registered in the Bahamas, set off from Perth bound for Norway on Monday last week.

Dundee harbour pilot Barry Nisbet came aboard at Balmerino to help guide the vessel through the shipping lanes at the Tay bridges, but found Latvian national Borodins incapable of steering the ship.

The first mate had to come to the wheel while Borodins retired to his cabin to sleep off his intoxication, and Mr Nisbet called harbour officials who notified police.

The ship docked at Dundee, and police took a breath test from Borodins before taking him to police headquarters.

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And this is notable news how?

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-t ... l-28659910

Captain admits sailing cargo ship up Tay while drunk

A drunken sailor has admitted piloting a 1,300 tonne cargo ship down the Tay while almost four times the alcohol limit.

Andrejs Borodins, captain of the 250ft container ship Frifjord, was arrested after a pilot at Dundee harbour came aboard and found him incoherent and staggering around drunk.

A sheriff told the 53-year-old there had been a "very high" risk of him sailing into one of the Tay bridges.

Sentence was deferred until next month.

The Frifjord, which is registered in the Bahamas, set off from Perth bound for Norway on Monday last week.

Dundee harbour pilot Barry Nisbet came aboard at Balmerino to help guide the vessel through the shipping lanes at the Tay bridges, but found Latvian national Borodins incapable of steering the ship.

The first mate had to come to the wheel while Borodins retired to his cabin to sleep off his intoxication, and Mr Nisbet called harbour officials who notified police.

The ship docked at Dundee, and police took a breath test from Borodins before taking him to police headquarters.

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And this is notable news how?

It was a close call. That could easily have been me another day. News isn't always things blowing up.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Why doesn't he just offer the judge a couple of crates of Buckfast and a handjob? Worked for Ecclestone.