Even if he has sobered by the time he has returned to the ship, the man is still answerable to the charge of being 'drunk on shore', and the Officer of the Watch may not dismiss such a charge.
Nokuba akanachaphaza lotywala ngeethuba ebuyele emkhombeni, indoda isenako ukuphendula ngetyala lokunxila iselunxwemeni emsebenzini, kwaye nomphathi mkhombe akanako ukulichitha ityala.