The tuna seiner ‘Bermeotarrak 4′ has got the permission to dock at the port of Vilanova de Arousa (Pontevedra), after spending 17 days at anchor in the Arosa estuary, with 25 crew on board and solve legal problems that prevented .
The crew have gone ashore and port workers have taken over the ship, which was almost no water or fuel.
The ship has remained anchored during 17 days at Arosa estuary with 25 crew on board. The owner declined any responsibility for payments and supplies.
According to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), “after several days of negotiations with the different administrations, has highlighted the urgency of our request, based on security and humanitarian reasons.”
The owner of the vessel carrying a cargo of 300 tonnes of tuna and was running out of fuel, ” has declined all responsability for the payments and provisioning of the ship, which entered the estuary in Galicia on 13 January.
The ITF study considers the situation as “abandonment” and urged the owner to resolve the labor dispute, pay debts and to ensure the urgent repatriation of African crew “locked” in our country. “
Source: eitb.com
