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Drunk Russian sailor crashes 7,000-ton ship into Scotland -- at full speed
CNN ^
| November 23, 2015
| Mairi Mackay
Posted on 11/23/2015 8:06:45 AM PST by rdl6989
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Don't put him in charge of a 7,000-ton, 423-foot (129 meter) cargo ship, for starters.
That's how a Russian mariner who drank half a liter of rum before work managed to crash into the coast of Scotland -- at full speed.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: drunk; scotland; shipwreck
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To: rdl6989
“Full speed” prolly 18 or so knots.
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:25:35 AM PST
by
exnavy
(good gun control: two hands, one shot, one kill.)
To: rdl6989
“It just jumped right out in front of me!”
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:26:02 AM PST
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: rdl6989
Old joke, reworked:
Russian: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.
Scotsman: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.
Russian: This is the chief officer of the Russian ship Lysblink Seaways. I say again, divert YOUR course.
Scotsman: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.
Russian: This is a 7,000-ton ship, moving at full speed! For both our safeties, I demand that YOU change your course 15 degrees north, that's one five degrees north.
Scotsman: This is the coast of Scotland. Your call.
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:26:07 AM PST
by
Leaning Right
(Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
To: AlaskaErik
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:27:14 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: rdl6989
It wasn’t Vodka so he didn’t realize what he was doing.
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:28:03 AM PST
by
OrangeHoof
(SECEDE TEXAS!! If not now, when?)
To: rdl6989
His remarks are “Scotland was to his Port side and obligated to give Right of Way!”.
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:28:14 AM PST
by
GOYAKLA
(One wins, when getting more than even!)
To: rdl6989
At least he didn’t sink Scotland or cause it to capsize.
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:28:39 AM PST
by
Scrambler Bob
(Using 4th keyboard due to wearing out the "/" and "s" on the previous 3)
To: CrazyIvan
Must have been a newbie.......................
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:29:23 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
To: rktman
Just think of all those poor mollusks he killed!......................
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:30:57 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
To: rdl6989
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
My Dad was WWII Navy and loved that song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGyPuey-1Jw
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:31:45 AM PST
by
dainbramaged
(Get out of my country now)
To: rdl6989; All
“A breath test taken by the chief officer a few hours after the accident found his breath alcohol at 2.71 mg/ml — almost eight times the UK limit for professional seafarers. (The blood alcohol content would be 0.27 in U.S. terminology.)”
Just D A R N !!
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:32:43 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read)
To: rdl6989
Emergency!
Emergency!
Everybody to get from street!!
To: Dr. Sivana
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:34:35 AM PST
by
Roger Kaputnik
(Just because I'm paranoid doesn't prove that they aren't out to get me.)
To: AlaskaErik
Because sailors and pirates drink rum. Harggggg!
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:35:12 AM PST
by
Roger Kaputnik
(Just because I'm paranoid doesn't prove that they aren't out to get me.)
To: rdl6989
I hope the dashcam video shows up on youtube.
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:43:37 AM PST
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: AlaskaErik
"At the risk of being accused of stereotyping, why was he not drinking vodka?"Looks like an opportune time to switch to Scotch.
To: rdl6989
To: AlaskaErik
“[drinking rum]....why was he not drinking vodka?”
Um, because he was a SAILOR.
Gees.
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:45:12 AM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: rdl6989
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:45:31 AM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: rdl6989
Here’s what I think of your haggis!
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:47:33 AM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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