The $16m-worth of wheat onboard a seized Gourdomichalis brothers ship needs to get moving or risk spoilage, according to documents obtained by TradeWinds.

The wheat, destined for war-torn Yemen, is sitting in the ­cargo holds of the 52,500-dwt Vigorous (built 2005) in Longview, Washington state. It will probably have to be loaded onto a new ship in ­another port if it is to get to its destination before going bad, court records show.