Finnish ferry ran aground while the captain was stuck in the loo

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
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A Finnish ferry has run aground while its captain was locked inside the ship's bathroom.

The tourist ferry slammed onto a rock near the shore of Finland's capital city Helsinki, coastguards said on Friday.

Officials said the captain of the boat had got stuck in the bathroom because of a jammed lock and had yelled for help.

Grounded: A ferry ran onto rocks off the shore of Helsinki while its captain was in the bathroom (file picture)

Grounded: A ferry ran onto rocks off the shore of Helsinki while its captain was in the bathroom (file picture)

The ferry ran aground off the shore of the Finnish capital, Helsinki

The ferry ran aground off the shore of the Finnish capital, Helsinki

One member of staff managed to slow the island-hopping tourist ferry down, but the vessel still crashed.

Some of the 54 passengers were bruised and tableware on the boat was broken in the incident.

There were no serious injuries reported from any of the passengers onboard.

The coastguard said they were investigating whether the captain's actions amounted to criminal endangerment.

It is unclear which company had been running the tourist ferry which crashed, or where it had been travelling from.

There has also been no further information about the amount of time the captain spent away from the controls of the boat.

But officials revealed that by the time they managed to get to the aid of the captain stuck in the bathroom, time had run out for him to prevent the ferry running aground.

Jan Sundell, head of the investigation, said: 'He was stuck in the toilet. As soon as the staff member got the door open, it was too late.'

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