Morning Star crew told to sell ship or be stranded “forever”: Mallinks Managing Director
17 Jan 2013, 6:28 PM
Luke Powell
The owner of a Maldivian ship detained in the Indian Port City of Kochi for the last five months has told the crew they must sell the vessel or they be stranded in India “forever”.
Crew members aboard the MV Morning Star have been left stranded in the country after the ship they were towing from the Maldives – MV Sea Angel – sank in Indian waters.
Following the sinking of the vessel, the Indian Environmental Authority launched a probe into the incident and detained the MV Morning Star, local media reported.
According to the Transport Authority, the crew have also gone without pay for the last five months and are relying on a local union in India to provide them with food.
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