Crew of detained bulkcarrier exchanged

The 'St. Elias' was still docked at the commercial port of Lorient on July 9. The vessel docked on June 30 to deliver 17,400 tonnes of soybean meal. But it was detained after twenty technical deficiencies were found. The crew, who demanded the payment of wages and their repatriation, was successful. They were relieved by a new crew, composed of Ukrainians. The Romanian sailors of the freighter have returned home since.