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Azerbaijani crew members of Mira ship detained in India to sue shipping company

08 June 2009 14:41 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elnur Mammadli â€“ APA. Azerbaijani crew of the Mira ship owned by Turkey-based Mira Shipping Company, is going to sue the company to get their six-month salaries. Chief engineer of the ship Zahid Aliyev told APA as they had no means, they would file the lawsuit in Azerbaijani courts.
â€œWe are having discussions with lawyers. We will file the suit in Turkish courts if possible,â€ he said.
Zahid Aliyev said Azerbaijani businessmen, President of Palmali Group of Companies Mubariz Mansimov promised to pay the court expenses.
â€œWe are not going to reject our salaries. The company owes me $50,000,â€ he said.

Aliyev said they could not contact the company leadership.
â€œWe can not get our salaries, they do not intend to give our salaries. On the other hand, the company has about $20 million debts. Now they have not even $50,000. The company has gone bankrupt,â€ he said.

The Mira ship was detained in India for four months. 16 of the 24 crew members were citizens of Turkey and 8 of Azerbaijan. With support of Azerbaijani embassy in India our compatriots were sent from Bhavnagar to Istanbul and from there to Azerbaijan.