[napscoordinator]

Four months? He should kiss the deck for a lenient legal system and that nothing else happened during his stunt.

I thought it was a harsh sentence. DId anyone get hurt? If not, what is the harm really. It was not like he did it on purpose.

[GonzoGOP]

I thought it was a harsh sentence.
He also did a fake man overboard. So he was a multiple loser and they needed to make a point to other drunks that this sort of thing is not tolerated.

DId anyone get hurt? If not, what is the harm really.
Dropping the anchor while the ship is under way can rip off the anchor, or worst case it can punch a hole in the hull on the way down. In the latter case the damage can go from nobody hurt to everybody in lifeboats real fast. Not real likely, but not something you want to encourage. Dropping the anchor while the ship under way is dangerous stuff.

It was not like he did it on purpose.
Yes he did, watch the video.

[frog in a pot]

I thought it was a harsh sentence. DId anyone get hurt? If not, what is the harm really. It was not like he did it on purpose.

You are joking, correct? From the article:

He noticed the anchor and put on a pair of work gloves, removed a cable attached to the anchor, turned a handle and released the brake…”

This, after he had trespassed into an off-limits, “crew only” space.

[Truth29]

"I thought it was a harsh sentence. DId anyone get hurt? If not, what is the harm really. It was not like he did it on purpose."

Everyone, including the defendant, was very lucky. His penalty should not just be based upon what happened, but what he tried. He released an anchor to run out hundreds of feet uncontrolled and he also caused a person overboard alert.