Captain Calamity's night of near disaster on a loch; All aboard: David Sibbald, left, took friends on drunken trip on Loch Earn.

The Daily Mail (London, England) | November 26, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: Tim Bugler

AFTER an evening's enjoyment in a plush country pub, it was supposed to be a bit of a lark to round off the night.

But a businessman who borrowed his cousin's boat to take nine friends on a trip down a loch was yesterday warned he faces jail for putting their lives in danger by overloading the vessel, which began taking on water.

David Sibbald, 27, had been branded 'Captain Calamity' after the escapade on Loch Earn, Perthshire.

Stirling Sheriff Court yesterday heard that a RAF helicopter had to be scrambled in a ...

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