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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: Dr. Sivana
Uproarious! Superlative! Very well-played.
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:49:59 AM PST
by
HKMk23
(You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
To: rdl6989
A Russian that can't handle 17 ozs of rum?
42
posted on
11/23/2015 8:51:52 AM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
("It gets late early around here..." Yogi)
To: rdl6989
Well, it wasn't there a minute ago.
Every little thing turns up on your OER...
To: NorthMountain
Scotland is a lot bigger than his ship ...So maybe he figured he had the right of way.
To: rdl6989
Would someone please assure Rep. Hank Johnson that the ship didn’t knock Scotland loose from its mooring and that it’s not floating aimlessly in the sea?
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:12:43 AM PST
by
DPMD
To: Leaning Right
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:21:50 AM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Time for a global crusades. If we do not act, this is only the beginning.)
To: butlerweave
It;s not as bad as it sounds...
He11, Scotland pulled out right in front of the guy with no lights on.
47
posted on
11/23/2015 9:28:29 AM PST
by
skimbell
To: rdl6989
Records showed that the bonded store was regularly replenished, and empty beer, wine and spirit bottles and cartons found on board after the accident indicated significant levels of alcohol consumption by the crew...
Everybody else was doing it...
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:32:35 AM PST
by
samtheman
(I will build a great, great wall on our southern border... - DT)
To: skimbell
My first thought was “How did the island of Great Britain get in the way?”
49
posted on
11/23/2015 9:48:06 AM PST
by
rdl6989
To: rdl6989
In Russia, Scotland crashes into ship!
50
posted on
11/23/2015 9:48:23 AM PST
by
seowulf
(Cogito cogito, ergo cogito sum. Cogito.---Ambrose Bierce)
To: rdl6989
Oh please let there be video of the crash that leaks out!
51
posted on
11/23/2015 10:04:33 AM PST
by
Marko413
To: stephenjohnbanker
You got that right. Having .27 BAC hours after the incident meant he was in the upper .3’s when he parked on the beach.
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posted on
11/23/2015 10:46:45 AM PST
by
Polynikes
(Ahh you teal de money. We talk to you den. Hombre - 1967)
To: rdl6989
Let’s not jump to conclusions until we find out who had the right of way.
To: Red Badger
Wow that SOB is really stuck...
To: miliantnutcase
It’s gonna suck to be him at the Coast Guard hearing......................
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posted on
11/23/2015 12:11:25 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
To: PlateOfShrimp
Emergency!
Emergency!
Everybody to get from BEACH!!.......................
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posted on
11/23/2015 12:11:55 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
To: PlateOfShrimp
The sailor wasn’t drunk. He only wanted to see “Glau-Kester” Island (a/k/a Scotland) up close.
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posted on
11/23/2015 12:33:17 PM PST
by
Cecily
To: butlerweave
gotta say, you made my day.
58
posted on
11/23/2015 1:18:07 PM PST
by
my right
To: Red Badger
He will have the seat at the end of the long green table without an ashtray.
To: butlerweave
Aren’t drunk and Russian synonymous?
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:27:15 PM PST
by
Sequoyah101
(It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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