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The crew initially had difficulty locating Baker but when he was subsequently spoken to, they suspected he was under the influence of alcohol. The ship had a crew of 28 members.Ī pilot boat and crew sent to guide the "Shansi" to her berth found the ship had difficulty starting its engine and getting its anchor up. He sailed the ship from Port of Tauranga to Whangarei Heads before mooring at sea for two days while waiting his allotted time to berth at Northport at Marsden about 9 a.m. The Englishman blew 1345 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath- more than five times the legal limit for a seafarer of 250mcg - shortly after his ship docked at Northport on Aug 4.īaker was flown to New Zealand from England to master the "Shansi", owned by China Navigation Company Limited, also known as Swire Shipping. Anthony Michael Baker, 53, admitted in the Whangarei District Court yesterday to contravening special blood alcohol limit under the Maritime Transport Act 1994 s40c. A reliever was appointed to sail the "Shansi" out of Whangarei while its captain awaited a court appearance on a charge of being drunk while operating the vessel.