World Russian sailor drinks half a litre of rum before crashing 7,000-ton ship at full speed into Scotland

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A Russian officer on watch when a 423ft cargo ship ran aground at full speed in Scotland had drunk half a litre of rum before taking up his post, an investigation has found.

The Lysblink Seaways vessel was travelling from Belfast to Skogn in Norway with a cargo of paper when it became stuck off the west coast of Scotland near Kilchoan in the Ardnamurchan peninsula on 18 February this year.

The chief officer on watch, a 36-year-old Russian, had consumed half a litre of rum in his cabin before taking up his shift as the sole officer on watch at midnight, but had “become inattentive due to the effects of alcohol consumption”.

His actions led the ship to run aground at full speed into the rocky foreshore, where it remained for two days during bad weather.

It resulted in such bad damage to the ship that the vessel had to be scrapped, while damage to the hull and some fuel tanks led to 25 tonnes of marine gas oil entering the water, a report from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found.


Driving under the influence is serious enough already. Driving a boat onto land while under the influence is on a whole another level.
 
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Varine

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What do you expect? They are Russian - the land was drunk and drove into them. I mean, they Scottish fucks are so god damn drunk they spill 90% of their Guinness and Jameson, you think earth ain't feeling it yet? Sheep shaggin' bastards.
 

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Did this only happen because it was rum instead of vodka? 'Cuz half a 'litre' sounds like an everyday thing where Russians are concerned.
 

Varine

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That's why it wasn't the Russian's fault. It was those fucking Scotts.
 
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