The owners of a small ship which escaped to Malta from the besieged Libyan town of  Misrata two months ago, have been ordered to pay over €67,000 to Transport Malta. 

The Authority had instituted court action against the Georgian registered ship "MV Vasilios N".

The ship arrived in Malta on May 15. The ship and its crew were abandoned by the ship owners and operators, but the Authority had continued to supply with ship with fuel  food and water.

The Authority said it was owed €67,490.45 for the supplies, port fees and berthing  fees.

The court heard that the ship's captain had made several efforts to contact the ship owners and operators but to no avail. The court therefore ordered the ship owners to pay the Authority €67,490.45

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