Suspended for drinking and control – People magazine

Several crew members on MS Finnmarken has been suspended from his job after it was made drink-control under the auspices of Hurtigruten even Thursday this week.

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Communications Director Anne Marit Bjørnflaten tells the newspaper that Hurtigruten see very serious case.

It was Thursday this week that Hurtigruten even conducted thousandth control of the crew aboard MS Finnmarken. Then lay the ship on dry dock at a workshop in Harstad after it ran aground in Finnsnesrenna last week.

Bjørnflaten says that the survey was done by the existence of a concrete suspicion of drink among the crew.

– This is a personnel matter, so I do not get into details, she points out.

– A serious incident for us

during the weekend or Monday are coastal steamer “Finnmarken” docked at Hamek Harstad to be checked for any damage by reason touch in Gisundet.

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Zero Tolerance

It was, however, something also Bjørnflaten confirms, uncovered thousandth of individual employees.

– We have zero tolerance when it comes to drink. Safety is priority number one and therefore we carried out this check, she adds to VG.

She denies however that the breathalyser test Inga has a relationship with because your touch in Finnsnesrenna last Thursday.

Have happened earlier

When blood alcohol check was conducted, a total of around 75 crews on board. There were no passengers on the ship.

– Alcohol Regulations applies even if the ship is in dry dock, says communications director facing the newspaper.

When asked directly if it is the first time someone gets suspended due drink, she answers the following:

– there are 2,500 employees in Hurtigruten and there have been some cases. We have strict procedures on this and react immediately if there is suspicion, as in this case.