Another warrant on M.V. “Scotia Prince”

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The Colombo Commercial High Court today issued another warrant for the arrest and detention of the cruise ship M.V.” Scotia Prince” that was used in the Colombo-Tuticorin ferry service on charges of having defaulted payments on account of goods and materials supplied agency fees and services rendered to “Scotia Prince” for her operation by the plaintiff Tradex Shipping Co (P) Ltd of No. 24, Bagawantham Street, Chennai India.

Judge P.W.D.C. Jayathilaka issued the warrant to the Colombo Port Marshal directing him to detain the vessel after considering the submissions made by Counsel Damayanthi Francis instructed by K. Poobalasingham of K.P. Law Associates.

Ms. Damayanthi who appeared for the plaintiff submitted that during the period between June to November 2011 the plaintiff, at the request of Flemingo Liners Pvt Ltd in Mumbai, the operators of the defendant vessel M.V.”Scotia Prince” acted as agent of the said vessel at the port of Tutocorin.

The Plaintiff had supplied the crew and made supplies and rendered services to the vessel for her operation by placing 50 Indian Crew on-board at the request of the Flemingo Liners (Pvt ) Ltd. The crew worked as catering crew, front desk crew and hospital crew. The plaintiff claim that those crew members had not been paid their wages and they were requesting the plaintiff company for settlement of their wages., compensation and repatriation costs.

The plaintiff assert that the plaintiff is bound to make those payments as the plaintiff is the holder of the recruitment license. The Plaintiff claim that the crew wages compensation and repatriation will costs the plaintiff a sum of Indian Rupees 7000,000.00

The plaintiff also claim that a further sum of Indian Rupees 14,788,444.73 is due to the plaintiff on account of goods and materials supplied and agency fees and service rendered to the vessel.

The court gave notice to the defendants to appear in court on January 12, 2012. (T. Farook Thajudeen)

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kira Tuesday, 06 December 2011 08:13 PM

Sell that ship for scrap metal

man Tuesday, 06 December 2011 01:07 AM

hhhh

V. Puran Appu Tuesday, 06 December 2011 03:23 PM

They should have used a smaller ship and kept the fares lower. This ship was a cruise liner and its no cheap to maintain a cruise liner.

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