The 3,331-dwt general cargo vessel Munzur(built 2008) was initially held in Fowey, Cornwall after failing a healthand safety inspection earlier this month.
A Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) report cited dirtybathroom facilities, unsuitable food storage, corroded pipework, broken lightsand inadequate laundry facilities, as the reasons for holding the ship.
However the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)subsequently issued a Tuesday 5pm deadline for the company to pay and repatriate the crew ofthe “filthy and unsafe” Panamanian vessel or it would proceed with a formalarrest.
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