23 June 2015 From the section South East Wales The crew of the Sunflower E have been in Newport since March 10 The crew of an Italian cargo ship stranded at Newport docks for more than three months can now return home. The Sunflower E has been stuck since 10 March, after legal claims worth £5m were made against the ship in the UK courts. Eleven Indonesian nationals, one Filipino and a Romanian are on board. The crew can now go home after liquidators agreed to pursue an £82,000 unpaid wages claim on their behalf. The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) said the crew had been left without running water or a fridge while awaiting a decision. ITF inspector Darren Procter said:...
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