Arrested ship owes 20-man crew €150,000

A SHIP was arrested on foot of a court order yesterday when it tried to flee Dublin Port owing its 20-man Eastern European crew more than €150,000 in wages.

The galley slave-like conditions on board the ro-ro ferry Merchant Brilliant were almost a repeat of the case, late last month, involving the crew of the Merchant Bravery ferry.

In the earlier case, the International Transport Federation (ITF) fought successfully for €200,000 in payments for the east European crew, some of whom were paid just €2 per hour.