Docs: Container Ship Captain Arrested for BUI, Claimed Alcohol Odor Was From Mouthwash

Docs: Container ship captain arrested for BUI, claimed alcohol odor was from mouthwash

New details have been released about the container ship captain arrested by Coast Guard officials for boating under the influence after arriving at a Seattle port on August 20.

Container ship captain arrested for allegedly boating under the influence

The captain was found to be over six times the legal limit during sobriety testing, authorities said.

CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Container-ship captain charged with operating a vessel while under the influence

The container-ship captain arrested for alleged boating under the influence is now charged. We reported Saturday about the arrest of the captain after his ship, MSC Jubilee IX, docked at Terminal 5 in West Seattle; he had been reported by a pilot on board to navigate the ship through Puget Sound. The Coast Guard’s weekend news release said the case had been referred to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, so we inquired this morning ab…

U.S. Coast Guard Arrests Drunk Captain Of Container Ship In Seattle

The captain underwent a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer test, both of which confirmed he was heavily impaired.

‘Drunk’ MSC boxship captain arrested by US Coast Guard

Master charged with ‘boating under the influence’

US Coast Guard detains intoxicated MSC skipper

The US Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) arrested the captain of the 8,814 teu MSC Jubilee IX for suspicion of operating the vessel while intoxicated following a boarding at Terminal 5 in Seattle last week.  Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound were notified by a Puget Sound pilot aboard the MSC Jubilee IX, who …