Container ship captain was sailing at 6 times legal limit of intoxication, USCG says

SEATTLE — The captain of a container ship was arrested Wednesday in Seattle for allegedly operating the vessel while intoxicated, according to the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS).

The incident began when Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received a report from a Puget Sound Pilot aboard the MSC Jubilee IX, a 1,093-foot container ship operating under the Liberian flag.

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