A Russian sailor was almost EIGHT times over the alcohol
The 36-year-old chief officer fell asleep on the bridge of
the 394ft-long Lysblink Seaways after downing half a litre of rum and ran it
into the Scottish coast.
The cargo ship ran aground at full speed and remained struck
for two days in February pounding against the rocks due to adverse weather.
The hull was damaged and 25 tonnes of marine gas oil leaked
into the water near Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Lochabe and the
ship had to be scrapped.
The Marine Accident Investigations Branch (MAIB) said the
unnamed sailor failed to change course because he was drowsy from drinking too
much.
Their report revealed a series of errors in the running of
the ship, including an alarm being switched off and no lookout on the bridge.
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