Captain Ketil Ervik was not present in court, but a Norwegian lawyer representing the company and representatives from Norway’s Consulate General were present when the court on July 19 announced its ruling, a fine of €1 million. Additionally, the company that owns the “Remøy” was fined €2 millon. The fine must be paid within 60 days. The original claims against the company amounted to almost €9.3 millions, a sum based on the market price of the shrimps caught by the trawler during its three weeks of fishing in Russian waters this spring. The “Remøy” was arrested by the Russian Coast Guard on May 11 and taken to Murmansk. The crew had to stay on board for some weeks before being allowed to travel back to Norway. The Norwegian Fishery Directorate soon confirmed that an administrative error on the Norwegian side had been the reason for the detention of the «Remøy». The trawler had applied for license to shrimp catch as part of a Norwegian quota in Russian waters. The license was issued, however the documents submitted by the Directorate to the Russian side included mistakes. The Russian prosecutors however still argue that the Norwegian captain failed to comply with Russian regulations and that he was personally responsible of double-checking the permissions issued. After hectic diplomatic efforts, the ship was on June 2 allowed to leave back to Norway after three weeks of arrest in Murmansk.
WORLD SHIPPING
25 July 2017 - 14:00
Update: 26 July 2017 - 01:00
Trawler captain finded with one million Euro
Trawler captain finded with one million Euro
WORLD SHIPPING
25 July 2017 - 14:00
Update: 26 July 2017 - 01:00
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