Aleksandr Tvardovsky (cargo vessel)
The Aleksandr Tvardovsky is a cargo vessel.[1] She is owned by a company based in Malta, registered in the Cook Islands, and crewed by Russians.
On June 26, 2018, she was detained in Leith for safety reasons, and lack of payment of her crew.[1] On July 4, 2018, after 9 days of detention, the vessel's captain appealed to authorities to supply the ship with food.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Losirene Lacanivalu (18 July 2019). "Cooks ship detained". Cook Island News. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
The ship is owned by NWS 6 Balt Shipping Company, a Maltese company and a current member of the Cook Islands Ship Owners Association.
- ^ Hilary Mitchell (17 July 2019). "Detained Russian boat trapped in Edinburgh docks for 13 days issue desperate plea for supplies: The captain said their request for food hadn't been met, and all they have left is "some pieces of meat, some pieces of bread."". Edingburgh Live. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
The vessel was also missing valid international safety management (ISM) and ship security (ISSC) certificates. Detained vessels aren't allowed to leave port until they can prove they have fixed all the problems that led to them being barred from heading back out to sea.