Chopper laser pest fined pounds 4k.A MAN was fined pounds 4000 yesterday for flashing a laser beam at two helicopter pilots on a mercy mission. The laser pen pest shone the beam at an RAF Sea King as it hovered 1000ft above homes at Caol, Fort William Fort William: see Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada. . Both pilots told a court how Bulgarian Rosen Romanov, 22, dazzled them as they came in to land near Ben Nevis Ben Nevis (nē`vĭs, nĕv`ĭs), peak, 4,406 ft (1,343 m) high, Highland, W Scotland, overlooking Glen Nevis; highest peak of Great Britain. carrying an injured climber. They said a tragic crash was only avoided because they were wearing night-vision goggles, which helped reduce the glare from the green beam. Fish processing In fishing industry, fish processing or fish products industry refers to processing fish delivered by fisheries, which are the supplier of the fish products industry. worker Romanov was found guilty at Fort William Sheriff Court of culpable Blameworthy; involving the commission of a fault or the breach of a duty imposed by law. Culpability generally implies that an act performed is wrong but does not involve any evil intent by the wrongdoer. and reckless conduct. Blinding Veteran RAF Lossiemouth flier Flight Lieutenant Tony Gear, 54, told the court: "The very strong light flashed around the aircraft. It was quite blinding. When landing, we could have hit something." Co-pilot, Flight Lieutenant Tom Green, 30, said: "It was a potentially dangerous situation. We were over houses." Romanov, of Camesky Road, Caol, claimed it was accidental. He and his girlfriend were standing outside a FortWilliam shop last November when he swung the beam into the sky. He said: "I stopped when I realised a helicopter was above." Sheriff Douglas Small told Romanov he had considered jailing him. He said: "You shone this light .. into the eyes of the pilots. It was very fortunate they were wearing these goggles." CAPTION(S): RECKLESS: Romanov |
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