Captain and 3 officers of container ship MSC CAPUCINE R were arrested at Iskenderun port, Turkey, on Jul 10, as suspects in drug trafficking, according to Ukrainian media outlets. 24 crew members out of total 25 are Ukrainians. The ship arrived at Iskenderun from Mersin, left Iskenderun on Jul 15, bound for Izmir – feeder is deployed in Mediterranean service, trading between Med States, including Turkey, Spain, Italy, Greece. No other information available at the moment, it is not knowing also, if arrested crew were released and returned to their job, or are still in custory, under investigation.
Container ship MSC CAPUCINE R, IMO 9210086, dwt 40059, capacity 3430 TEU, built 2001, flag Liberia.

 

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Master and 3 officers of MSC CAPUCINE R arrested in Turkey UPDATE