Thursday, September 09, 2010
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Accidents Thursday, September 09, 2010
At a hearing today at Lyndhurst Magistrates Court, the Master of the Singapore Registered tanker Nord Fast pleaded guilty to one offence of failing to supply a specimen after having been arrested on suspicion of having the proportion of alcohol in his breath exceed the prescribed limit (35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres)
In the early hours of Wednesday 8th September 2010 Nord Fast was proceeding into Fawley oil refinery jetty with the assistance of a pilot.
The Pilot became concerned about the state of the Captain, Rajesh Kuman Singh (41) and subsequently the police attended the vessel and Captain Singh was breathalysed. He failed that test and so was arrested and taken to the police station for further tests. At the police station he recorded a reading of 78 but then failed to undertake a second test which is required by the procedures. The magistrates fined Captain Singh Ј1600 plus Ј85 cost and Ј15 Victim support charge.
F.D. Nord Fast IMO 9316608, dwt 40083, built 2008, flag Singapore.
