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Ship's crew pay dispute continues Ship's crew pay dispute continues
(about 4 hours later)
The crew of a ship who barricaded themselves in their cabins in a row over wages have spent a second night anchored off the Lancashire coast.The crew of a ship who barricaded themselves in their cabins in a row over wages have spent a second night anchored off the Lancashire coast.
The 20 Russian sailors on board the Merchant Brilliant, off Heysham, claim they are owed $167,000 (£86,516).The 20 Russian sailors on board the Merchant Brilliant, off Heysham, claim they are owed $167,000 (£86,516).
They have been talking with the ship's Latvian owners, ADG Shipping, but have failed to reach a settlement. They have been talking with the ship's Latvian owners, ADG Shipping, and have been told a settlement is imminent.
The crew barricaded themselves in and now plan to petition the Admiralty Marshal to arrest the ship. As a result, they have suspended plans to petition the Admiralty Marshal to have the ship arrested.
If the petition is accepted, the ship would be sailed back to port, have papers served on it and the vessel would be impounded pending a court settlement. Extra time
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has two inspectors on board helping to broker a deal. The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), which has two inspectors on board helping to broker a deal, says that plans to have the ship arrested will be reinstated if payment is not forthcoming over the next 24 hours.
Hire ended Ken Fleming, one of the ITF inspectors on board the vessel, told BBC News there had been a heated debate with the ship's owners on Monday night over pay and excessive hours which resulted in the crew and the inspectors barricading themselves inside cabins.
Ken Fleming, an ITF inspector on board the ship, had said there had been a heated debate with the ship's owners on Monday night over pay and excessive hours. They emerged on Tuesday morning and have since been anchored off the coast of Heysham trying to reach a deal with the owners.
As a result, the crew and the inspectors barricaded themselves inside the cabin by putting furniture against the doors as the ship sailed from Belfast. If the crew eventually decide to submit a petition to have the ship arrested, the vessel will be sailed back to port to have papers served on it and it will be impounded pending a court settlement.
However, when it docked at Heysham in the morning, they came out.
They have been anchored off the coast since trying to reach a deal with the owners.
A spokesman for Norfolkline, which chartered the Merchant Brilliant, said the firm had temporarily ended its hire of the vessel.
It is thought that papers may be served on the ship on Wednesday.