Striking ship’s crew secure new conditions

THE Russian and Filipino crew of a ship refused entry to Dublin Bay yesterday have secured guarantees of double their existing pay and a halving of their working hours.

Their vessel, the Miriam Borchard, was the second foreign boat in two days to enter Irish waters and begin industrial action over pay and conditions.

The Miriam Borchard was refused entry by port officials amid fears the boat would be tied up there by the crew in protest at pay.