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Tugboat captain arrested after collision |
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Monday, 25 August 2008 12:16 |
By Robert Zullo
Staff Writer
Published: Friday, August 22, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 22, 2008 at 3:46 p.m.
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Emily Schwarze/Staff
James Laughlins 28-foot skiff was hit by a tugboat Thursday in lower Dulac, a collision that resulted in the tugboat captains arrest on multiple charges. |
DULAC A 38-year-old Lockport tugboat captain was arrested Thursday after he allegedly passed out at the wheel, ran his boat onto a mud bank and struck a docked fishing vessel in Bayou Grand Caillou.
Ronnie Stevens, the captain of the Trey Paul, a push boat hauling two barges loaded with oilfield equipment, is charged with second-offense DWI, hit and run and reckless operation of a boat. Stevens is also charged with possession of Zaliphen, a sleeping medication and a schedule IV controlled dangerous substance, authorities said. |
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