Several crew members on MS Finnmarken is suspended for a drinking and control organized by Hurtigruten itself.
– Hurtigruten takes very seriously the matter and those involved is temporarily suspended, says communications Director Anne Marit Bjørnflaten, VG.
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Multiple taken
It was Thursday morning Hurtigruten even conducted an unscheduled thousandth control of crew aboard MS Finnmarken. The ship was in dry dock at a workshop in Harstad for damage at the helm after aground at Finnsnes last Tuesday.
VERY SERIOUS: Vice Hurtigruten, Anne Marit Bjørnflaten, says the crew has been temporarily suspended.
Photo: Hurtigruten– the survey was done by the existence of a concrete suspicion of drink, this is a personnel matter and I will not go into details, telling Bjørnflaten.
She confirms that it was revealed thousandth of individual employees.
– Hurtigruten has zero tolerance when it comes to drink and safety is priority number one, therefore we carried out this blood alcohol test, said Bjørnflaten.
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– have blood alcohol testing any connection with due touch last Tuesday?
– No, there is no connection between the two cases, said Bjørnflaten.
No passengers on board
was a crew of 76 on board the ship when blood alcohol test was carried out, but there were no passengers on board.
Alcohol Regulations applies even if the ship was in dry dock, according Bjørnflaten.
– We have zero tolerance substance abuse, and this crew must deal with when they are at work, says Bjørnflaten,
– is this the first time someone gets suspended for drinking and Hurtigruten ships?
– there are 2,500 employees in Hurtigruten and there have been isolated cases. Safety is priority number one for us. Therefore, we have strict procedures on this and react immediately on suspicion, as in this case.
Hurtigruten aims that MS Finnmarken will take up the route in Kirkenes on Sunday 14 August.
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