A Russian skipper who was missing from the bridge of his 2,500-tonne ship as it made its way into a Cornish harbour was so drunk that his chief mate had to take over.Magistrates heard the harbour pilot was concerned when he boarded the Pur-Navolok to help navigate it up the river and into its berth at Fowey - and could not find Sergey Safronov at his post.And when the shipping agent went aboard to complete the paperwork he found Safronov was struggling even to do that due to his condition.Truro...
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