17/04/2008
Patrick Logue The Irish Times (Ireland)
A ship that arrived in Cork early this morning was found to be paying crew-members as little as $1 an hour, according to the International Transport Federation (ITF).
The ITF said the vessel arrived in Cork at 2 am and was also found to be carrying cartons of LM cigarettes, which were not in the declared cargo manifest.
The Defender is registered in Cambodia and is operated by Forestry Shipping, based in the Latvian port of Riga, the ITF.
International Transport Federation inspector Ken Fleming of Siptu said the Russian captain was only earning $3,500 a month, instead of the $6,000 rate he is supposed to receive. Mr Fleming said the Chief Officer had been paid a total of $1,250 since January and the cook only $100 since the start of the year.
A spokeswoman for the Revenue’s Customs Service confirmed that the ship had been impounded and officers were examining the contents of the vessel. She said said a "number of cigarettes" had been found.
It is understood as many as 45,000 cigarettes were on the ship and that the declared cargo on board was timber.
The ITF said the vessel arrived in Cork at 2 am and was also found to be carrying cartons of LM cigarettes, which were not in the declared cargo manifest.
The Defender is registered in Cambodia and is operated by Forestry Shipping, based in the Latvian port of Riga, the ITF.
International Transport Federation inspector Ken Fleming of Siptu said the Russian captain was only earning $3,500 a month, instead of the $6,000 rate he is supposed to receive. Mr Fleming said the Chief Officer had been paid a total of $1,250 since January and the cook only $100 since the start of the year.
A spokeswoman for the Revenue’s Customs Service confirmed that the ship had been impounded and officers were examining the contents of the vessel. She said said a "number of cigarettes" had been found.
It is understood as many as 45,000 cigarettes were on the ship and that the declared cargo on board was timber.
6 comments:
Just jump to conclusion: any ship that flies Cambodian flag must belongs to Hun Xen's family or as Global Witness named it the Family Tree of a bunch of Human leeches.
It belongs to ah Hun Sen and mee Bun Rany corruption family
That for my PM personal use! why should he declaire, he pocket the tax anyway!
The national flag represents a country, not Hun Xen's family!
That is how the black traders(oknhas) and the cronies abuse our flag and her dignity of cambodians.And where are the busy custom officers??? or they already had their share???.
Of course they always do.
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