The captain had almost a ppm of alcohol in his blood, two officers about 1.5 ppm.
In Gdansk, Poland, a Russian ship was detained, carrying metal structures and almost ran aground. It turned out that the captain of the ship and two officers were in a state of alcoholic intoxication.
This is reported by Polskie Radio and Polsat News.
According to the Coast Guard, the vessel was sailing from Klaipeda to the Gdansk Northern Port, but deviated from the course and headed towards the coast. The dry cargo ship, as they say, went at a speed of about 11 knots and ignored radio requests.
When there was less than a kilometer to the coast, the ship abruptly changed course, narrowly avoiding going aground. After that, a patrol boat went to the scene of the incident.
A Russian dry cargo ship anchored at the port in Gdansk. Representatives of the border detachment and an inspector of the Maritime Administration in Gdynia boarded it.
On the spot it turned out that the crew members were intoxicated. In particular, two ppm of alcohol was found in the blood of the ship's captain, and two officers had 1.5 ppm each.
As a result, the cargo ship carrying steel to the Northern Port was detained. An investigation has been launched into the violation.
As PortalMorski.pl clarifies, the matter concerns the Russian dry cargo ship Ruslana, owned by the transport company Transflot (St. Petersburg).
Now the Russian dry cargo ship stands in the roadstead, and on board the inspector of the Maritime Administration in Gdynia, accompanied by officers of the Kashubian division of the Border Guard Service, is engaged in its registration.
