Deserted by their shipping firm and virtually under house arrest at a private hotel in Willingdon Island in Kochi, the trio’s accommodation, food and medical expenses are being taken care of by insurance firm P&I, but lack of any additional financial help has left their families in distress, according to sources.
Three members of a foreign crew, who were arrested in July last year and are under trial in connection with an accident around 14 nautical miles away from the Kochi port in 2017, have been demanding that the authorities either punish them or let them go.
Deserted by their shipping firm and virtually under house arrest at a private hotel in Willingdon Island in Kochi, the trio’s accommodation, food and medical expenses are being taken care of by insurance firm P&I, but lack of any additional financial help has left their families in distress, according to sources.
Two men were killed, one went missing and eight others were rescued after Amber L, a Greek vessel carrying urea, collided with Carmel Matha carrying 11 fishermen on June 11, 2017, night. Amber L was seized and a probe by Mercantile Marine Department under DG Shipping concluded that the fishing vessel was hit by the Greek ship, which was reportedly proceeding towards Kochi for refuelling.
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