Sorry (again) Deano that you think I made a "cheap assumption".
In no way am I suggesting that a night of binge drinking took place in NQY. Like I said in my original post, one (or maybe even a half) might be too many.
If we take it at face value, the BBC report suggests that "officers were alerted after a fellow crew member became concerned".
I will leave it there before I am accused of further stereotyping.