It was on Friday that the ship Whiskey Trio arrived in Varberg port for loading on three containers.
The same day, Göran Larsson received a call from a person in the crew that he should take a closer look at the boat. He ITS inspector at the Transport Workers Union, that is, an international representative of the ships employed persons.
Göran Larsson went to the harbor and were met by one he describes the shocking sight.
- When we got there the crew sat and ate breakfast, it was old bread as they tried to warm the olive and nothing else, it was very sad to see, says Göran Larsson.
He says that he found unfit and the end food, including chicken, and that there was no water on board.
- We have been there this weekend again and brought us real food for the crew, says Göran Larsson.In addition, living conditions on the ship have been beneath all criticism. Several of the crew lacked proper mattresses to lie on and the interior was in very poor condition.
- This is probably the worst I have seen in a long time, says Göran Larsson.
He also got to know that the crew had very poor wages, one of the employees had, for example, $ 600 a month.
- I did not even hear a person in the crew needed medical attention, but he refused to see a doctor because the captain said he was hallucinating, says Göran Larsson.
The same day did the Transport Agency, an inspection of the boat. One of the inspectors who were on board Mårten Dahl.
- Without going into details, I can say that we found a large number of security flaws, working and living environment weaknesses and technical flaws, says Morten Dahl.
He continues:
- Deviations were so many that we felt that the ship was not seaworthy to continue their journey.Transport Agency has therefore decided to give the boat detention. This means that it may not leave Varberg port until the deficiencies are remedied.
Göran Larsson says he has been in touch with the owners who regrets and says that it is all a misunderstanding. He hopes that the deficiencies on board to be addressed.
- We would, among other things, that the crew should have the collective agreement, that you should make to order real beds for them and they'll get proper food, says Göran Larsson.
The boat is flagged in Panama and owned by a Turkish shipping company. The nine crew members are from India, Georgia and Turkey.
The same day, Göran Larsson received a call from a person in the crew that he should take a closer look at the boat. He ITS inspector at the Transport Workers Union, that is, an international representative of the ships employed persons.
Göran Larsson went to the harbor and were met by one he describes the shocking sight.
- When we got there the crew sat and ate breakfast, it was old bread as they tried to warm the olive and nothing else, it was very sad to see, says Göran Larsson.
He says that he found unfit and the end food, including chicken, and that there was no water on board.
- We have been there this weekend again and brought us real food for the crew, says Göran Larsson.In addition, living conditions on the ship have been beneath all criticism. Several of the crew lacked proper mattresses to lie on and the interior was in very poor condition.
- This is probably the worst I have seen in a long time, says Göran Larsson.
He also got to know that the crew had very poor wages, one of the employees had, for example, $ 600 a month.
- I did not even hear a person in the crew needed medical attention, but he refused to see a doctor because the captain said he was hallucinating, says Göran Larsson.
The same day did the Transport Agency, an inspection of the boat. One of the inspectors who were on board Mårten Dahl.
- Without going into details, I can say that we found a large number of security flaws, working and living environment weaknesses and technical flaws, says Morten Dahl.
He continues:
- Deviations were so many that we felt that the ship was not seaworthy to continue their journey.Transport Agency has therefore decided to give the boat detention. This means that it may not leave Varberg port until the deficiencies are remedied.
Göran Larsson says he has been in touch with the owners who regrets and says that it is all a misunderstanding. He hopes that the deficiencies on board to be addressed.
- We would, among other things, that the crew should have the collective agreement, that you should make to order real beds for them and they'll get proper food, says Göran Larsson.
The boat is flagged in Panama and owned by a Turkish shipping company. The nine crew members are from India, Georgia and Turkey.