Two Sentenced in MS King Seaways Ferry Arson not-terrorism Attack

Two Sentenced in Arson Attack on MS King Seaways Ferry  ---
tags: EDL, arson, ship incident, criminal, looks like terrorist attack, marijuana, drunk, staged, fighting, copper theft 

27 needed medical treatment,  2 convicted, L800,000 cost  December 28, 2013  Two men were arrested after one man admitted to setting fire to his cabin while being drunk and smoking marijuana, and fought with the crew on the  passenger ferry MS King Seaways, en route from Newcastle, England, to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The fire could not be put out with fire extinguishers, but sprinklers controlled it in 15 minutes, and the ship turned back, ruining new years vacation plans and cancelling the next day service  Boden George Hughes, 27 was detained by crew and  arrested on suspicion of an  arson attack and his friend James Curry, 29 was arrested for affray (fighting) on the ferry. 6 persons were winched up by helicopter for smoke, while traumatised passengers and crying children had to gather on the upper deck in readiness to abandon ship. Hughes got nine years for the fire plus two years for another conspiracy of  stealing copper cable from the rail network, assaulting a crew member and threatening behaviour. Curry admitted assaulting a crew member  threatening behaviour and the copper cable theft got three years and three months prison.




6 evacuated by helicopter for smoke December 28, 2013  Two arrested in suspected arson attack on ferry carrying 1,000  The passenger ferry MS King Seaways, en route from Newcastle, England, to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, turned back after late Saturday 28 a passenger set fire to a cabin in the North Sea; Boden George Hughes, 27 was detained by crew and  arrested on suspicion of an  arson attack and another for affray (fighting) on the ferry which endangered the over 1,000 people aboard, many headed to New Years eve celebrations. (Guardian)

(reuters)   crew members had put the fire out within 15 minutes.

(Daily News) They treated us like animals: Fights break out while travellers wait on outer decks as men are arrested  police told fire started in a cabin when a drinker dropped a lit cigarette on his bedding after falling asleep on Saturday night. many forced to abandon their holidays after being heading back to port and service cancelled.

BBC Police are questioning those on board, while a person suspected of starting the fire was detained by the crew

Arson suspect denies ferry-fire charges - Shields Gazette The Shields Gazette Jun 13, 2014

British tourist who set fire to ferry smoking cannabis jailed for ... Daily Mail Sep 19, 2014 -
Ferry arsonist jailed for 11 years after causing £800,000 ... Daily Mirror Sep 19, 2014

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Hughes was jailed for that and a separate offence of stealing railway cable, it emerged the fire had left DFDS £800,000 out of pocket.

 fire caused enormous danger and panic and the total cost of the fire was £800,000.

“It was a spectacular piece of recklessness committed by a drunk man on bail at the time and the consequences could have been disastrous.

Half-naked Hughes was partially out of his cabin and sprawled on the floor. When security picked him up he became aggressive and refused to do as he was told.

He was taken to another deck, where he then started fighting with James Curry, a friend of his.

In front of other, already terrified passengers, including children, the bare-chested pair started hitting each other and Curry also hit a member of security.

The pair were eventually detained and thrown in the ship’s cell

Half-naked Hughes was partially out of his cabin and sprawled on the floor. When security picked him up he became aggressive and refused to do as he was told.

He was taken to another deck, where he then started fighting with James Curry, a friend of his.

In front of other, already terrified passengers, including children, the bare-chested pair started hitting each other and Curry also hit a member of security.

The pair were eventually detained and thrown in the ship’s cell

 helicopter rescue alone cost £50,000.

Mr Lawrie said a reconstruction of the fire showed that a blaze in a cabin using the same combustible clothing took just two minutes to engulf the space.

Hughes was guilty of “spectacular recklessness”, he said.

He added: “He was clearly drunk, he was clearly also on drugs.”

RAF helicopters from Leconfield near Hull and Boulmer, Northumberland, were scrambled to the vessel along with RNLI lifeboats from Bridlington and Filey.

Sunderland arsonist who torched ferry on way from North ... Sunderland Evening Chronicle Sep 19, 2014 - Boden George Hughes ... He got nine years for that plus two years for stealing copper cable from the rail network along with others. Curry, 29 ...

Sep 19, 2014  Chronicle Live, copyright NCJMedia Ltd @ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/...-years-7801036 Sunderland arsonist is jailed for 11 years for setting ferry to Amsterdam on fire in the North sea By Rob Kennedy .... After being ejected from the ship’s casino for being too intoxicated, he went back to cabin 568 alone and as he tried to light a cannabis bong, the room went up in flames and quickly spread out of control... unable to bring the flames under control using fire extinguishers and only the ship’s sprinkler system managed to douse the fire. 

As Hughes was jailed for that and a separate offence of stealing railway cable, cost DFDS £800,000 out of pocket.... admitted arson and affray after fighting with friend James Curry after the fire. He got nine years for that plus two years for for stealing copper cable from the rail network. Curry, 29, of Calshott Road, Sunderland, admitted assaulting a crew member during the fracas, threatening behaviour and the copper cable theft. He got three years and three months prison.

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 Ferry-blaze passenger from Sunderland fails in bid to have sentence reduced... Sunderland Echo May 1, 2015 - BLAZE: The DFDS Seaways ferry King Seaways,on which Boden Hughes started ... Hughes was handed a total 11-year jail term in June last year after admitting je sparked a major fire on a North Sea ferry while “so drunk he could barely stand” deserved his tough sentence, top judges ruled today. Boden George Hughes, 27, caused £800,000 of damage aboard the King Seaways after starting a fire in his cabin in December 2013. He says he dropped his cigarette lighter on a pile of clothes while smoking cannabis, he was aggressive and fought when crew came to investigate and put him in the ship jail. Judge also looked at  offence of conspiracy to steal relating to the theft of copper cable.