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20/03/2012
Cargo Ship Captain Released On Bail
The captain who crashed his cargo ship into a passenger ferry whilst under the influence of alcohol has been released on bail.
Miroslaw Pozniak, 55, was at the helm of a cargo ship which was in collision with a passenger ferry in Belfast Lough on 7 March.
Earlier this month Pozniak was charged with excess alcohol by the master of a ship at a court in Bangor. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
The captain has now been released on £500 bail to an address in Whiteabbey. He has to surrender his passport and seaman's card; he must also report to police three times a week.
He is to appear again on 24 April at Downpatrick Crown Court. Meanwhile, he is due before a court on 3 April as the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are pursuing a parallel prosecution.
(LB/GK)
Miroslaw Pozniak, 55, was at the helm of a cargo ship which was in collision with a passenger ferry in Belfast Lough on 7 March.
Earlier this month Pozniak was charged with excess alcohol by the master of a ship at a court in Bangor. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
The captain has now been released on £500 bail to an address in Whiteabbey. He has to surrender his passport and seaman's card; he must also report to police three times a week.
He is to appear again on 24 April at Downpatrick Crown Court. Meanwhile, he is due before a court on 3 April as the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are pursuing a parallel prosecution.
(LB/GK)
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