国土交通省于周五下令东海汽船停运部分船只，原因是该公司多次违法，包括在酒精影响下操纵船只。这是日本首次依据《海上运输法》下达船舶停运令。
The transport ministry ordered Tokai Kisen on Friday to suspend some of its vessels following multiple law violations, including operating vessels under the influence of alcohol. This is the first time a ship suspension order has been issued under the marine transportation law.
今年1月至6月，国土交通省对该公司进行了特别检查，发现13起违法案件。8月，国土交通省对其处以行政处罚，包括命令解职负责安全和船舶运营管理的官员。
Between January and June this year, the ministry conducted an extraordinary inspection of the company and found 13 cases of violations of the law. In August, the ministry imposed administrative penalties, including an order to dismiss officials in charge of safety and ship operation management.
据国土交通省称，今年元旦期间，包括船长在内的两艘大型客轮上的船员在船上饮酒，未接受酒精检测便上岗工作。
According to the ministry, on New Year’s Day this year, crew members of two large passenger ships, including their captains, drank alcohol on board and went on duty without taking an alcohol test.
在公司内部元旦饮酒已成为一种惯例，据信这一做法至少始于30年前。
Within the company, drinking on New Year’s Day has become a custom believed to have started at least 30 years ago.
国土交通省还认定该公司的内部检查制度形同虚设。今年4月，一名喷气式客轮船员伪造了酒精检测结果。
The ministry also deemed the company’s internal inspection system ineffective. In April, a jet ship crew member falsified an alcohol test result.
周五，东海汽船被责令自10月9日起停运一艘大型客轮和两艘喷气式客轮，为期20天。
On Friday, Tokai Kisen was ordered to suspend one large passenger ship and two jet ships for 20 days from Oct. 9.
当天在新闻发布会上，国土交通大臣伊波祥典敦促该公司“正面承担自身责任，防止类似事件再次发生，并以重振公司文化的决心采取行动”。
At a news conference on the day, transport minister Tatsunori Ibayashi urged the company to “squarely face its responsibility and work to prevent a recurrence, with a determination to renew its corporate culture.”