I was browsing a website called Utsira.com keeping an eye on what jobs are on offer in Norway, when I found a story about a Norwegian ships officer who ran amok on a plane to Kuala Lumpur, a quick translation reads that a Norwegian ships officer (it doesn’t say it was an engineer or a deckie!) drank a whole bottle of 60% liquor, and proceeded thereafter to run amok on a KLM flight to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, he had to be controlled by the staff on the plane and handcuffed because of his aggressive behaviour towards the crew and passengers hours before the flight was due to land. On arrival he was arrested by armed police and put in the drunk tank, (in a Muslim country!) He will probably get a hefty fine and most likely lose his job.
Others who traveled in the same group as the man however said that it was not so serious and that it was more of a storm in a teacup.
It reminded me of an old ship mate, (using the term loosely) Pinko got so drunk on a plane home from Brazil (click on the link for the Brazil story) that he got undressed and started to urinate in the aisle, he was dressed again by the flight crew and he passed out completely unaware of his behaviour.
The image of the drunken sailor is really helped by these kind of incidents, I don’t know what could possess someone to drink a whole bottle of booze on a plane, or how it could be allowed to happen. Personal responsibility? I ask you.
Aagh!! Reminds me of drunken seaman class on all those long flights joining and leaving ships. I remember being a 17 year old and a crusty Pan Am stewardess refusing more drink as it was the 6th time I had been to the pantry as I was a cadet and had been told to be the waiter for the rest of the guys in the last rows of the plane. We always were in “Drunken Seaman Class”, the last 2 or 3 rows at the back of the plane.
Been there in them seats too! We were on an Air France flight and the air-crew kept us company, we were place right forward of the pantry so the flow of drink was steady.
That was fairly harmless compared to drinking a whole bottle of booze, complete lack of control.
guess it doesn’t matter what nationality or what flavor of sailor. i was a submariner in the USN, and can remember vividly the antics of one of my best friends. we had just gotten into port after a 4 month spec op (with no liberty ports). his sister was getting married in Chicago, so about 4 of us bought tickets and accompanied him home. drunken revelries onboard almost got us tossed in the slammer. the only reason we didn’t get arrested was we were able to convince the law enforcement officers at O’Hare airport that we were just home from the sea, and letting off a little steam.
fun times were had by all. except for everybody else on the plane, i guess.