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NEARLY 100 STAFF at a hospital in southern Italy have been questioned in connection with a widespread absenteeism scandal, including a doctor who skived off to play tennis, police have said.
During a two-year investigation which involved the use of hidden cameras, police gathered evidence of a well-run system at the Loreto Mare hospital in Naples where certain employees clocked in on behalf of 94 absent colleagues.
Two social workers alone were found to be holding 20 staff cards which they would use to clock in at the entrance to the hospital for the absentees.
A total of 55 people have been placed under house arrest by the city’s prosecutor – a neurologist, a gynaecologist, nine radiologists, 18 nurses, six administrative workers, nine maintenance technicians and 11 social workers, police said.
Among those milking the system were officials who were in charge of keeping staff registers up to date, including one who skipped work to go and work as a chef at a nearby hostel.
It’s a right off. Picture on rte shows it is gashed on the side near the bottom. I would think she has broken her back. Strong little ship, originally built to operate in northern Norway but in later years sold on to several other operators. Ended up under a flag of convenience. Dodgy owner tried to blame pirates as an excuse for not recovering the ship after it had been abandoned in mid Atlantic.
Two questions I would like answered,
1. What was the cargo it was carrying when it was abandoned.
2. Why was it not noticed by the coastguard or other agency, Irish or EU until it ran aground.
This could have been a serious concern if it was carrying a hazardous cargo.
@John C: that would be ‘write -off’!
Why do I find this story sad :(
@Alan: it will be when the vampire climbs out of it tonight to reek havoc on the insuspecting seaside village of Ballycotton.
@Alan: Tow it up to Ringsend & turn it into social housing, it’s ideal
@Melissa Mahony: there’s a trendy boutique hotel for you
@Tommy C: Brilliant.
Was there a cargo and what happened to it?
@John Mc Donagh: Likely fell off the back (to another waiting ship). Owners probably thought would sink and claimed the insurance.
@Conrad Shields: Makes sense. Weird that it’s been drifting loose since 2018, and no one towed it to land.
Was once full of seamen
Does as anyone know what’s on board ?
On board there was fish fingers
Finders keepers shut up
Would love to go on board for an explore!
@@Anthonyweim: no thanks.. I choose life.
Wasn’t this an episode of the X-Files?! :)
Engine ,drive and nautical equipment would have been worth jumping on board of it .
@Quentin Moriarty: as long as it wasn’t the engine, drive and nautical equipment that was broken in the first place?
@Aonghus OReilly: doubt it. Failure of all three very slim.
@Quentin Moriarty: big bronze prop… on the back of a hiace already, probably.
Get the boat
Who has the salvage rights
Turn it into a theme park, Boaty McBoatface II
imagine all the rats
imagine all the rats inside now!
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