‘Drunk’ Russian captain shouts ‘No problem!’ at South Korean coast guard as he smashes his ship into a yacht, then slams into a bridge in new footage of terrifying waterway crash
- The 6,000 ton Seagrand hit the £500bn Gwangan Bridge in Busan last Thursday
- New footage shows how the captain hit a moored yacht before he hit the bridge
- The captain can be heard saying ‘No problem, no collision’ to the authorities
- Korean Coast Guard said captain’s blood alcohol level was three times the limit
A ‘drunk’ Russian captain involved in a shocking waterway crash in South Korea could be hear shouting ‘No problem!’ at the coast guard as he smashed into a yacht before slamming into a bridge.
The 6,000 ton Seagrand collided with the side of the Gwangan Bridge in Busan, in the southeast of South Korea, last week.
The captain is heard responding to the officers, telling them there was ‘no collision’ and ‘no problem’ after hitting a moored yacht, before heading towards the bridge.
Officials can be heard yelling over the radio for the ship to stop its engine as it attempts to turn and vacate the area.
The dramatic footage from the bridge of the huge freighter shows the moment the cranes on top of the cargo ship hit the colossal road bridge in Busan, South Korea
Footage shows the moment the boat begins to make contact with the Gwangan road bridge
Last week incredible footage emerged of the freighter ploughing into the the bridge in Busan, South Korea
But the captain was apprehended by the coast guard.
Korean officials determined the captain’s blood alcohol level was 0.086 per cent – almost three times the legal limit of 0.03 per cent.
Authorities said they spoke to the cargo ship’s crew and were still determining whether the captain, whose identity has not been released, was at the helm at the time of the crash.
In the moments after the cargo ship makes contact with the catamaran, the coast guard can be heard asking if he needs tug boats to get out of the harbour.
The captain declines the two boats offered and says he will take one tug boat, but before the help arrives he begins heading out to sea.
Drinking alcohol on-board is perfectly legal so as long as the person is not steering, the KCG said.
Officials are also looking into why the vessel was in the waters near the £500 billion Gwangan Bridge – South Korea’s second longest – when it should have been heading in the opposite direction.
The captain can be heard yelling in Russian before he denies there is any problem when the coast guard ask if he needs assistance
The Russian ship appears to collide with a moored yacht as it tries to leave the harbour in Busand, south Korea last week
The accident caused some superficial damage to the lower level of the bridge, but no injuries were reported
The Russian cargo ship Seagrand bumped into the side of the Gwangan Bridge in Busan, South Korea last Thursday with a ‘drunk’ captain on-board
According to the KCG, the Seagrand arrived in Busan around 9am on Wednesday morning to unload 1,495 tons of iron pipes.
It departed for Vladivostok, Russia on Thursday with 1,415 tons of steel coils.
No injuries were reported, but a section of the bridge was closed off for a safety inspection.
Photographs show some superficial damage to the lower level of the two-tiered structure.