74,000 Ton Cargo Ship With Drunken Pilot Crashes Into Port In South Taiwan

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On Monday, March 20, a cargo ship of 74,000 tons was en route to the Port of Kaohsiung, but it was unable to slow down in time and struck the wharf. The videos showed a foreign crew member giving the pilot a breathalyser test; the pilot’s initial reading was 0.69 milligrammes per litre.

Others on the team, however, protested that he hadn’t properly exhaled. According to TVBS, the Kaohsiung Harbor Police Department then set up a second breathalyser test, which revealed a blood alcohol level of...

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