Cargo Ship Mate Goes Bersrk, Stabs Captain
Associated Press
MIAMI —
A first officer on a British container ship apparently went berserk Saturday, stabbing his captain and throwing him overboard and threatening 19 crewmen the Coast Guard reported.
Two Coast Guard cutters intercepted the 400-foot Boxer Captain Cook about 15 miles southeast of Key West and apprehended the first officer, Remigio Hernando, 41, of the Philippines.
Cuters and a helicopter were on the scene trying to find out what happened to the captain, a spokesman said.
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