The Rhosus arrived in Beirut in November but never left, becoming tangled in a legal dispute over unpaid port fees and ship defects. The Beirut law firm that acted for creditors, Baroudi & Associates, did not respond to requests to identify the cargo’s original legal owner. A Cypriot police spokesman said an individual, whom he did not name, had been questioned at the request of Interpol Beirut. The Rhosus arrived in Beirut in November 2013 with a leak and in generally poor condition, captain Prokoshev said. It resumed sailing after inspection firm Maritime Lloyd issued a cargo ship safety construction certificate, which would have involved a survey of the ship, the data showed.

Source: bd News24 August 11, 2020 10:07 UTC