Police requested a warrant on Saturday for the arrest of a Russian captain of a cargo ship that ran into a bridge in the southeastern port city of Busan.
The 5,998-ton Seagrand crashed into the side of Gwangan Bridge on Thursday, damaging the lower part of the bridge. Before the accident, it also damaged a few ships and injured three sailors on board.
The 43-year-old Russian captain, whose identity is being withheld, had a blood alcohol content well above the legal limit at the time, the Korean Coast Guard said.