Dangerous Concoction
Beer and wine allowed on board subject to Company D&A policy but no alcohol. Two officers went ashore in Surabaya in Indonesia and bought two bottles of ‘Mansion House Whisky’ and drank heavily. The next day, one was found dead and the second with extreme abdominal pain who died later that day. Company investigation into bottle residues and post mortem examinations revealed high levels of tertiary butyl and methanol.
