December 22, 2006

A second group of Ukrain­i­an crew mem­bers aboard the arres­ted ves­sel Aleksandr Kseno­fontov in Duned­in are at log­ger­heads with employ­ers and have approached the Mari­time Uni­on seek­ing help.

Mari­time Uni­on Gen­er­al Sec­ret­ary Tre­vor Han­son says the situ­ation with the fish­ing ves­sel is a clas­sic example of the prob­lems still com­ing to the sur­face in the fish­ing industry.

Mr Han­son says around 14 seni­or crew mem­bers, believed to be officers, have approached the Duned­in police and the Mari­time Uni­on claim­ing their con­tract has been broken.