Crew That Unstuck the Ever Given Says It’s Owed More Money
- Ship owner fighting payment says tugboats’ role was ‘minimal’
- SMIT Salvage say they were denied real payout beyond contract
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The Dutch salvage firm that helped prevent a global freight bottleneck when it dislodged a massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal is fighting the vessel’s owners in a London court, claiming they were denied a proper payout.
Teams from SMIT Salvage BV were rushed to the Suez Canal to help refloat the Ever Given and free the critical waterway in the spring of 2021. The firm, known for flying employees from one shipping crisis to the next, argued this week that the ship’s Japanese owners are preventing them for claiming a higher salvage award.