Russian cargo ship captain drinking in South Korea first hit the cruise ship and hit the bridge again

Foreign media said that a Russian cargo ship deviated from the channel on February 28 and slammed into a bridge on the southeast coast of South Korea. There was a drunk captain on board.

According to a report by the Yonhap News Agency on February 28, the South Korean Coast Guard said that the accident caused damage to the lower part of the bridge. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

According to the report, the South Korean Marine Police conducted an alcohol test on the Russian captain and found that the alcohol concentration in the captain's blood reached 0.086%, while the legal limit was 0.03%.

However, a South Korean sea police official said that as long as the captain does not operate the ship, drinking alcohol on board will not be subject to legal sanctions. The official added that it is unclear whether the Russian captain was at the helm during the accident.

The South Korean Marine Police also found that the ship had hit a cruise ship moored in the same port about 40 minutes before it hit the bridge.

According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on February 28, the staff of the Information Office of the Marine and River Transport Bureau of the Russian Federation said that the Russian "Seagrand" cargo ship was on the 28th after the anchoring, without the tugboat and pilots present. In the voyage, I bumped into a bridge in Busan.

Currently, the ship has been towed to a safe distance to avoid obstructing the navigation of other vessels. The freighter was damaged after the collision and the bridge was knocked out of a large hole about 5 meters deep.

The staff of the Information Office said: "The cargo ship was indeed anchored in Busan Port and began to sail without the tugboat and pilots. When passing the bridge, the bow hit the bridge. Before the loss was investigated, the ship was not investigated. Anchored to stand by."

The staff of the Information Office pointed out that the "Seagrand" dry cargo ship signal was damaged, but did not enter the water and the crew was not injured.

At present, it is not clear whether the ship violated the navigation rules during the voyage. It is said that there is no cargo on the ship "Seagrand". The Korean Maritime Police is investigating the matter and has not confirmed the cause of the accident.