Ship row moves into fourth day

AN IRISH union inspector got his first full meal in 36 hours yesterday as a dispute between a Russian-crewed ship and its owners moves into a fourth day.

The vessel, Merchant Brilliant, has been marooned off Heysham, in England, since Monday evening.

The International Transport Federation claims 20 crew members are owed €150,000 in payment arrears and has demanded they are paid the money by the ships’s owners, ADG Shipmanagement.