"Malaviya Seven" to be finally auctioned off
Aberdeen Sheriff Court has ordered the sale of the India-owned platform support vessel Malaviya Seven, which has been detained in Aberdeen since June 2016 over unpaid wages to the ship’s crew.
The 12 crew members that remain onboard are said to be owed from August 2016 to date.
The order, confirmed to World Maritime News by ITF, comes a month after the sheriff ruled the crew had the right to sell the vessel to recoup their owed wages – agreed at USD 867,000 (£672,000). However, before the ship could be put up for sale the court ordered for an appraisal of the ship’s value to be conducted first.
ITF inspectors said this was unprecedented in their experience because the claim of the crew took priority.
According to the court, cited by BBC, there has already been an interest in the vessel, which will now be advertised for sale around the world.
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Aberdeen Sheriff Court has ordered the sale of the India-owned platform support vessel Malaviya Seven, which has been detained in Aberdeen since June 2016 over unpaid wages to the ship’s crew.
The 12 crew members that remain onboard are said to be owed from August 2016 to date.
The order, confirmed to World Maritime News by ITF, comes a month after the sheriff ruled the crew had the right to sell the vessel to recoup their owed wages – agreed at USD 867,000 (£672,000). However, before the ship could be put up for sale the court ordered for an appraisal of the ship’s value to be conducted first.
ITF inspectors said this was unprecedented in their experience because the claim of the crew took priority.
According to the court, cited by BBC, there has already been an interest in the vessel, which will now be advertised for sale around the world.
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