Was the captain drunk? New details emerge about the cruise ship crash off the coast of Teriberka.
Medical examination discovered at a 66-year-old Andrey Klyushnikov 0,2 ppm of alcohol is equivalent to drinking a bottle of beer.
The captain himself claims that he drank alcohol after his ship with nine tourists on board sank в Teriberka Bay.
According to the investigation, the pleasure boat "Boets" was designed for river navigation and was not designed for sea travel. Furthermore, the captain himself extended its length by three meters to accommodate as many tourists as possible.
Homemade design changes resulted in imbalance and increased the risk of capsizing, which is what happened during a sightseeing tour on November 27.
There were nine tourists on board at the time of the accident. Moscow и St. Petersburg (including five children). People paid 35 rubles each: for this money, they were promised a show of the northern lights, whales in the Barents Sea, and a sauna on the shore.
The "Boets" set out to sea despite strict orders to stop due to adverse weather conditions. Passengers were not given safety instructions or life jackets.
Miraculously, everyone was saved: at the moment of the disaster, the ship "Saint Catherine" was passing nearby, and its crew pulled people out of the icy water.
Local residents they sayAndrei Klyushnikov was an unlucky captain: he had already run his ship aground, sank, and burned. He knew in advance about the "Boyets"'s list and the coming storm, but he still took the tourists whale watching.
The captain is currently in custody, his home has been searched and documents have been seized.
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