Crew walk off cockroach-infested trawler in West Cork

Indonesian crew members of the UK-registered ship detained in West Cork last week walked off the vessel last night and sought to be put up by Irish officials to enable them to plan for a journey home.

Earlier, Britain’s Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) confirmed that its inspector had examined the trawler Christian M, which had been detained by Irish authorities for a number of issues including a significant cockroach infestation and crewing issues.

“A surveyor from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has been on board the 100ft vessel and conducted a thorough inspection of the vessel,” an MCA spokeswoman said. “It has been fumigated twice and is now free from infestations.