Word: ship
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...crew bravely fought the fire and tried to save the ship," the newspaper report said, citing an interview with Capt. P. Ishchenko of the Northern Fleet. "The fight for life continued for more than five hours, but with no results...
...Norwegians said an explosion occurred on the ship after the fire spread and that the vessel then sank 4500 feet...
...joint venture between the city of Moscow and New Jersey's Roma Food Enterprises, was a hit from the moment its truck began hawking hot slices around Moscow last spring. But when Roma resumes sales this month after a winter break, the company will once again have to ship all the fixings from New Jersey because it has been unable to find decent tomatoes, cheese and other ingredients in the U.S.S.R...
...convicted of drunken driving. Last September in New Hampshire, he was again found guilty of driving while intoxicated. In a five-year span, his automobile driver's license was revoked three times. Hazelwood is still not permitted to steer a car, but he retained his license to command a ship -- why, no one can satisfactorily explain. In 1985, after Hazelwood informed the company about his drinking problem, Exxon sent him to an alcohol rehabilitation program. The company says it was not aware that the problem persisted after his treatment...
Hazelwood appeared to be in control of himself when he boarded the Exxon Valdez Thursday night, March 23. But when his blood was tested fully nine hours after the ship ran aground, he had a blood-alcohol level of .06, higher than the .04 the Coast Guard considers acceptable for ship captains. Assuming he drank nothing after the accident and his body metabolized at the normal rate, Hazelwood's level at the time of the accident was about .19, almost double the amount that causes a motorist to be judged drunk in many states. Exxon fired Hazelwood after...