Skipper fined £1,000 for being drunk
A DRUNK skipper who was more than twice the legal limit and had to be rescued with his crew when his boat ran aground was fined £1,000 yesterday.
George Wood, 52, who has a string of maritime convictions, gave a positive breath test after his vessel, the Honeybourne III, became stranded on a beach near Filey, North Yorkshire, in August.
The disgraced skipper, who has now lost his 31,000-a-year job, had spent the previous night celebrating his birthday with friends and family in Scarborough, York Crown Court heard.
Wood, a scallop fisherman from Treebank Crescent, Ayr, has previous maritime convictions, including travelling the wrong way down the English Channel which resulted in a 3,000 fine.
He will now face a further disciplinary hearing to determine whether he can keep his certificate of competency.
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