Finnish ferry ran aground while the captain was stuck in the loo.

Run_to_da_hills

That could easily finnish his career.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2028038/Finnish-ferry-ran-aground-captain-stuck-loo.html

A Finnish ferry has run aground while its captain was locked inside the ship's bathroom.

The tourist ferry slammed onto a rock near the shore of Finland's capital city Helsinki, coastguards said on Friday.

Officials said the captain of the boat had got stuck in the bathroom because of a jammed lock and had yelled for help.

One member of staff managed to slow the island-hopping tourist ferry down, but the vessel still crashed.

Some of the 54 passengers were bruised and tableware on the boat was broken in the incident.

There were no serious injuries reported from any of the passengers onboard.

The coastguard said they were investigating whether the captain's actions amounted to criminal endangerment.

It is unclear which company had been running the tourist ferry which crashed, or where it had been travelling from.

There has also been no further information about the amount of time the captain spent away from the controls of the boat.

But officials revealed that by the time they managed to get to the aid of the captain stuck in the bathroom, time had run out for him to prevent the ferry running aground.

Jan Sundell, head of the investigation, said: 'He was stuck in the toilet. As soon as the staff member got the door open, it was too late.'

Saila

is it finished?

Saila

A Finnish ferry has run aground while its captain was locked inside the ship's bathroom.

The tourist ferry slammed onto a rock near the shore of Finland's capital city Helsinki, coastguards said on Friday.

Officials said the captain of the boat had got stuck in the bathroom because of a jammed rock and had yelled for help.

Grounded: The ferry ran onto rocks off the shore of Helsinki while its captain was in the bathroom (file picture)

The ferry ran aground off the shore of the Finnish capital, Helsinki

One member of staff managed to slow the island-hopping tourist ferry down, but the vessel still crashed.

Some of the 54 passengers were bruised and tableware on the boat was broken in the incident.
There were no serious injuries reported from any of the passengers onboard.

The coastguard said they were investigating whether the captain's actions amounted to criminal endangerment.
It is unclear which company had been running the tourist ferry which crashed, or where it had been travelling from.
There has also been no further information about the amount of time the captain spent away from the controls of the boat.
But officials revealed that by the time they managed to get to the aid of the captain stuck in the bathroom, time had run out for him to prevent the ferry running aground.

Jan Sundell, head of the investigation, said: 'He was stuck in the toilet. As soon as the staff member got the door open, it was too late.'

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chughes

Hell, I'm glad it didn't sinki

Saila

in b4 captains log

**Timbuk2**

...the captain of the boat had got stuck in the bathroom because of a jammed rock and had yelled for help...

Is that some sort of euphemism?

tfitzgerald

chughes wrote: »

Hell, I'm glad it didn't sinki

Lol

Attol

Shockingly shoddy reporting. They have a pic of a huge Viking Line ferry when the article sounds like it's about a small tourist boat.

CreepingDeath

chughes wrote: »

Hell, I'm glad it didn't sink

Yep, he left a floater.

Run_to_da_hills

Attol wrote: »

Shockingly shoddy reporting. They have a pic of a huge Viking Line ferry when the article sounds like it's about a small tourist boat.

Daily Mail, "Shoddy Reporting" LOL.

Hank_Jones

Lucky it was a floater.

stovelid

Why do they need to mention that tableware on the boat was broken in the incident?

Run_to_da_hills

stovelid wrote: »

Why do they need to mention that tableware on the boat was broken in the incident?

Tableware also got broken on the Titanic when it floundered.

CardBordWindow

It just goes to show how dangerous constipation can be!

castletownman

Was the toilet on the poop deck?

stovelid

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Tableware also got broken on the Titanic when it floundered.

Well, that sorts it out so.

Saila

stovelid wrote: »

Why do they need to mention that tableware on the boat was broken in the incident?

because its the daily fail..

Son Of A Vidic

Shít happens I suppose.

yesno1234

Hardly the captains fault that the toilet doors lock jammed, if ya gotta go ya gotta go. Can't exactly deprive them of using the toilet.

Norwayviking

What size of a ferry is it???
54 passengers sounds like a tourist boat to me,and since the captain seems to be the only one that can handle the ferry,it seems even more odd??
Usually there is 2, captain and chief mate ,that handles the ferry going 6 hour shifts.
Very little info about the ferry though,the media makes it sound like a cruise ship!!!!

Run_to_da_hills

chughes wrote: »

Hell, I'm glad it didn't sinki

If it did sinki the Captain would probably end up in Hel

chughes

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

If it did sinki the Captain would probably end up in Hel

Apparantly, the owners of the ferry have threatened to take legal action against the captain.

His reply "So, Suomi".

dsmythy

Only in Ireland.











or not

DEFTLEFTHAND

What were the officers on the bridge doing?

Norwayviking

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

What were the officers on the bridge doing?

Are you sure there was any other officers???;)

JustAddWater

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

What were the officers on the bridge doing?

They were in the toilet with him...

Gordon

It must have been a turtle's head that caused it.

pat127

Norwayviking wrote: »

Are you sure there was any other officers???;)

seems that the watch officer was sheltering from the breeze, on the Loo-ward wing of the bridge.

Norwayviking

pat127 wrote: »

seems that the watch officer was sheltering from the breeze, on the Loo-ward wing of the bridge.

well its a ferry not a sailboat;)