Watchdog attempts to secure $125k owed to ship’s crew

THE International Transport Federation will attempt on Monday to secure $125,000 (€80,000) in owed wages and penalties from the owners of a Latvian ship currently detained in Cork harbour.

The Defender and its crew have been detained since Thursday after €45,000 worth of undeclared cigarettes was discovered. It was also found that the nine crew have not been paid since the start of the year.

It is understood one of the crew was arrested by gardaí and customs yesterday afternoon in relation to the cigarettes find.