A drunken pilot on Monday ran a 6,763 TEU containership named Hyundai Tokyo into pier 77 of the port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan on Monday, causing damage to the quayside of the port.
The vessel, which also suffered hull cracks, was sailing fully loaded from the port of Ningbo in China to the island’s largest port.
According to the latest reports, the pilot, who was on board Hyundai Tokyo at the time of the accident, was found to be drunk and was suspended.
After the incident, all maritime pilots in the country will now face mandatory alcohol breath tests before starting work.
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