Starving crew's ship arrested
A GERMAN cargo ship was arrested in the Norwegian port of Larvik today after reports that its crew had not been paid for two months and were living on fruit and vegetables.
Kormorant’s owner and skipper, Klaus Jules from Rostock in Germany, was ordered to pay the crew by Norwegian authorities.
When he refused, authorities placed under arrest the 650dwt ship, which was carrying a cargo of sand.
International Transport Workers Federation inspector Truls Hellenes, who boarded the ship, told Fairplay today: “The captain has refused to negotiate, and I am about to arrest the ship.
“Its three crew members have been taken off and put up in a hotel. They have not been paid for two months and have been living on fruit and vegetables.
“The captain even turned off the electricity,” Hellenes added.