Yacht skipper arrested for drunken sailing

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Amid an unprecedented run to stop drink-driving connected Greek roads, authorities connected a western land person arrested a yacht skipper for alleged drunkenness successful complaint of his vessel, officials said Tuesday.

The Coast Guard said the 46-year-old Slovenian nationalist was arrested precocious Monday conscionable aft bringing his sailing yacht into the larboard of Argostoli connected Kefalonia, when helium was subjected to and failed a breathalyser test.

Under Greek marine law, a skipper oregon unit subordinate of a vessel recovered to beryllium drunk while connected work faces a maximum condemnation of six months successful prison.

On land, traffic constabulary person for months kept up a rigorous, and highly successful, run to eradicate drink-driving, pursuing past year’s road codification betterment that introduced overmuch tougher fines and different penalties for offenders.