Training ship De Broodwinner is no longer allowed to sail after a positive alcohol and drug test

The Maritime Institute Mercator is a secondary school with a focus on maritime education. During a police check at sea, the skipper and crew of De Broodwinner were caught using alcohol and drugs. And that while there were students on board.

“Unauthorized”

Under the guidance of the shipping police, the ship must return. The crew has been suspended. The school has temporarily stopped working with the shipowner. “I think that’s illegal. We have a partnership with this ship and we have zero tolerance for alcohol and drugs. They have broken that protocol, and I’m not happy about that,” said Chris Vandecasteele, director of the Stroom school group, the Maritime Institute Mercator belongs.