Latvian ship crew reassured by consul visit

CREW onboard a Latvian ship tied up in Cork harbour and owed €80,000 in unpaid wages were “reassured” by a visit from Ukrainian Consul Yuriy Zereshynskyi.

Ken Fleming of the International Transport Federation (ITF), which is seeking to put the Defender under ‘ship arrest’, said Mr Zereshynskyi’s visit had served to allay the fears of the seven men, from Russia and the Ukraine, who are left on board.

Mr Fleming said the consul’s visit was symbolic as he did not have any power to intervene in the situation.