British tourist, 26, who set fire to North Sea ferry while smoking cannabis in his cabin during Amsterdam crossing jailed for 11 years

British tourist, 26, who set fire to North Sea ferry while smoking cannabis in his cabin during Amsterdam crossing jailed for 11 years

Boden Hughes (pictured), of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, had been drinking heavily on board the vessel when he set a pile of clothes alight after tossing a lighter onto them. Flames soon engulfed the room and smoke filled the corridor with panicked passengers being evacuated onto a higher deck, Newcastle Crown Court was told. Crew members attempted to tackle the blaze after the alarm was raised but two fire extinguishers proved ineffectual.