A man has been charged with operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol on the Hawkesbury River.
Officers from Wisemans Ferry police were conducting enforcement activities on the Hawkesbury River about 6pm on Saturday, November 10, targeting vessels attending a nearby music festival, when they stopped a vessel with five people on board, a police statement said.
“The master of the vessel, a 44-year-old Mosman man, was breath tested, returning a positive result,” police stated.
“He was arrested and taken to Wisemans Ferry Police Station where he underwent a breath analysis, allegedly returning a reading of 0.100.”
The man was charged with operating a vessel with mid-range PCA. He was issued a court attendance notice to appear at Windsor Local Court in January 2019.
Chief Inspector Garry Sims, from Hawkesbury Police Area Command, has warned boat users not to drink alcohol if they are going to be in charge of a moving vessel.
“We are concerned about the risk to the safety of those on these waterways and will continue to conduct enforcement activities such as safety checks and breath testing,” Chief Inspector Sims said.
