Merchant Brilliant owners agree to pay crew back wages

Owners of the Merchant Brilliant ship have agreed to pay the crew members more than €120,000 in pay arrears.

The Russian vessel was detained at Dublin Port on Friday under a High Court order.

The International Transport Federation claimed that the 20 Russian and Latvian workers on board were owed months of back pay.

Owners have now agreed to reimburse the staff, and a motion will be brought to the High Court this afternoon to get the ship released.

Earlier this month, the ITF secured €127,000 in back-wages for the crew of another vessel, the Merchant Bravery, which has the same owners as the Merchant Brilliant.