Second Latvian ship detained as crew owed €42k in wages

YET another ship belonging to a Latvian shipping company has been detained because it owes its crew members thousands of dollars in unpaid wages.

The eight crew members of the Linda arrived in Dundalk port and contacted transport trade union, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), to say they were owed at least $60,000 (€42,000).

Ken Fleming, an ITF inspector, found only one day’s food supply onboard and enough fuel to supply heat and light to the vessel for about a week.