A crew of 15 African seafarers are heading back to Ghana after being stuck on a bulker in La Rochelle for six months.
The France 3 website said the men received $350,000 in back wages for their work on the 19,100-dwt Sider Pink (built 2006).
TradeWinds has reported the ship is linked to Greek shipowner and investment banker Babis Ziogas through MSF Shipmanagement Corp.
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