A Danish court on Thursday sentenced the British seaman to 18 months in prison for his role in a fatal collision between his cargo ship and a Danish fishing vessel in the Baltic Sea.
Two crew members of the 180ft Danish-flagged Karin Hoj were killed after the freighter collided on December 13 with the British Scot Carrier in the Baltic Sea.
Danish authorities have charged a 30-year-old British seaman with negligent manslaughter over a fatal cargo ship collision last year, with the “particularly aggravating” factor that the suspect was allegedly drunk on his watch