The French lender had taken control of the 27,800-dwt bulker Niki T (built 1997) after an auction in a Piraeus court last week that failed to attract any third-party bids, as reported by TradeWinds’ online news service.

TradeWinds understands that the auction was moved at short notice to different premises after an angry crowd of about 30 people blocked access to the court to prevent it from also auctioning foreclosed homes.

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