MSC JUBILEE IX

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Arrest warrant against former captain

The captain of the ' MSC Jubilee IX', who was arrested on charges that he was operating his vessel while intoxicated, failed to show for a court hearing on Aug 17. The King County District Court in Washington State issued a $10,000 warrant for his arrest, after both the captain and his lawyer did not attend a scheduled pre-trial hearing. Oleh Danylin, aged 48, was charged on August 25 with operating the vessel intoxicated, after having been reported by a Puget Sound pilot. The 1st officer of the ship had assumed command of the vessel and, along with the pilot, navigated it from the anchorage in Everett, Washington, to the berth in Seattle. The ship was detained until the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company supplied a replacement captain. The court had ordered Danylin to remain in the state, not to consume alcohol, and that his passport should be in the custody of the U.S. Coast Guard. Court papers from when he was charged reflected that he was requesting an interpreter, but pleaded not guilty to the charge. A U.S. Coast Guard boarding team and the Coast Guard Investigative Service had boarded the ship, and according to court papers, the captain agreed to a sobriety test. Court papers said he was performing so poorly, the investigators stopped the test for his own safety. He later told investigators that he had not consumed alcohol in two months. He said the smell the pilot reported was “likely mouthwash” he used 10 minutes prior. However, he had agreed to the sobriety test and then a chemical breath test given by the Coast Guard, which showed 0.24 %blood alcohol. He took two additional breath tests administered that same afternoon by the Washington State Patrol, and both registered 0.25 % blood alcohol content. The Coast Guard imposed $1,000 civil penalty, and Danylin was charged and appeared before the judge on Aug 25.

Captain pleaded not guilty for operating container ship under influence of alcohol

The captain of the 'MSC Jubilee IX' pleaded not guilty on Aug 25 to operating the container ship while under influence when sailing into the Port of Seattle on Aug 20. Oleh Danylin, 48, a Ukrainian national, appeared in the King County District Court, and a judge determined there was probable cause to charge the Master with the gross misdemeanour. Court records showed that investigators had to speak to Capt Danylin before he responded. The Master was reported denied drinking alcohol but said he had drunk mouthwash 10 minutes earlier. He added that drinking alcohol was against his company’s rules. Capt Danylin agreed to take a sobriety test but according to documents performed “so poorly” he was asked to stop for his own safety. A breath test administered by the Coast Guard registered a 0.24% blood alcohol content, while two later tests Washington State Patrol investigator showed a 0.25% blood alcohol level. The legal limit for boating in the State of Seattle is 0.08% blood alcohol content. The District Court judge found there was probable cause to charge the Master with the gross misdemeanour and pretrial hearings have been scheduled for Aug 27. His former ship berthed in Prince Rupert on Aug 26.

Captain arrested for intoxication, ship detained

The US Coast Guard arrested the master o f the 'MSC Jubilee IX', after the pilot guiding the ship to port reported the captain was exhibiting signs of intoxication on Aug 20, 2025. A field sobriety and breathalyzer test administered by the USC after the vessel docked found the captain was impaired more than six times the legal limit for commercial mariners. The vessel had arrived t the anchorage near Everett, Washington, enroute from Busan with a stop in Vancouver, Canada. A Puget Sound pilot boarded the 'MSC Jubilee IX' to guide the ship to port in Seattle and reported to the US Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound that the vessel’s captain was exhibiting signs of intoxication. The pilot and first mate operated the vessel during the transit from an anchorage to Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle without incident. After the vessel docked, a Coast Guard boarding team and the Coast Guard Investigative Service boarded the ship and commenced a port state control examination. During the investigation, they administer the sobriety test. The captain was arrested and transported to the King County Jail, where charges were referred to the King County Prosecutor for boating under the influence. The vessel was detained by the Coast Guard until a relief captain was identified and confirmed. After the vessel was cleared to resume operations, it departed Seattle on Aug 22 for Prince Rupert and a return trip to Yantian.