August 4, 2009

The Mari­time Uni­on says it is help­ing the Burmese crew from the seized ves­sel Annapurna in the Ports of Auck­land.

The Liberi­an-flagged Annapurna was seized yes­ter­day by cred­it­ors after it berthed in Auck­land, fol­low­ing the bank­ruptcy of its own­ers East­wind.

Mari­time Uni­on Auck­land Sea­farers Branch Sec­ret­ary Garry Parsloe, who rep­res­ents the Inter­na­tion­al Trans­port Work­ers Fed­er­a­tion, says the primary con­cern of the Uni­on is that crew mem­bers are paid their wages.