Freighter crashes into moored vessel. The Russian captain of a cargo ship is under investigation for allegedly operating his vessel while intoxicated after it collided with a moored ship while departing the Port of Bremen in Germany on Thursday. According to the Bremen Water Police, the 55-year-old master of the Wilson Nanjing, an 8 500 DWT coastal freighter, grazed the bow of a vessel that was securely berthed at Terminal 1. The captain, who has not been identified, had briefly undocked his vessel when he crashed into the moored vessel. No injuries were reported, however both vessels sustained minor damage in the incident. Water police officers who responded to the scene allegedly detected a strong smell of alcohol on the captain and conducted a voluntary breathalyser test. The test revealed a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 1.6 per ml, more than three times the legal limit under German maritime law. Read more : freightnews.co.za