The alleged drunken sailor’s ship has set sail for home and left the former captain behind.
The MS Frifjord set sail from Dundee Harbour at 10am on Wednesday after a new captain was flown in during the early hours of Wednesday morning.
This came after former captain Andrejs Borodin was charged with sailing the vessel down the River Tay, between Dundee and Perth, while being nearly four times the legal limit for driving a ship, at 137 mics.
The ship had come from Norway, and was believed to be heading for Canada however, after the abrupt stop in Dundee, the ship is now heading back again.
Norwegian company, Kopverik Ship Management, appear to have made the decision to take the ship back to it’s homeland after Borodin appeared in court.
Borodin will remain behind bars for the next few days and will appear in court again on Tuesday.
Captain Ivan Shashkov, the Marine Superintendent at Kopervik, confirmed the changes to the ship’s schedule.
He said: “Our new captain already was on board around 1.30am local time, and Frifjord left Dundee at around 10am local time.”
It was also made clear by Captain Shaskov that there was no cargo on board the 1,212 gross tonne ship, limiting any financial damage the ship would cause to the company.
He said: “The vessel was in ballast condition, so there was not any financial loss in regards to cargo.”
Russian-speaking Borodins appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court in private on a petition on Tuesday.
The ship was taken into the harbour by a local pilot, who had boarded the ship to guide it into Dundee and was immediately suspicious that Latvian-born Borodin was under the influence of alcohol.