Skipper sleeping in cabin when cargo ship ran aground
Captain: Fined £3500 for causing ship grounding. Pic: © Murdo Maclean A Russian skipper was asleep in his cabin when the cargo ship he was in charge of ran aground on rocks in the Western Isles. The MV Flinterspirt went too close to the east side of North Uist while heading south down the Minch on March 19. The 4500-tonne Dutch bulk carrier was on its way to Belfast from Finland with a cargo of wood when it hit rocks on Flodday Mor on the very south east tip of North Uist around 10.45pm. Captain Konstantin Golubev had not slept properly for days and fell asleep in his cabin half an hour before the ship hit rocks. The 41-year-old was fined £3500 at Stornoway Sheriff Court after he admitted two charges of negligence while in charge of ...
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