HONOLULU (AP) — An Oahu man is pleading guilty to federal charges that he slept while operating a commercial fishing boat.

The U.S. Attorney’s office in Honolulu says Kevin Lam pleaded guilty last week to eight charges of operating the vessel in a grossly negligent manner.

Prosecutors say Lam slept for extended periods in September 2011 while operating the boat on autopilot. While he slept, there was no other lookout or helmsman on watch.

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