Russian freighter - 8,000 euro fine for captain of "Atlantic Navigator II"
The captain of the Russian cargo ship "Atlantic Navigator II," which was held in the Rostock Oversee Port for several weeks, has paid a fine of 8,000 Euros to the human rights organization "Human Rights Watch." With this payment, the proceedings have now been finally settled and closed, the Rostock Prosecutor's Office announced.
The addressee for the payment was chosen by the Prosecutor's Office in the proceedings. A prerequisite is that the institution is recognized as non-profit, which is the case with the German-registered association "Human Rights Watch e.V." The Russian captain, according to the Prosecutor's Office, had no prior convictions.
The ship coming from St. Petersburg had to anchor in the Rostock Harbour on March 4 due to technical problems and could only leave again on April 19. On board the cargo ship were, among other things, 251 containers of birch plywood from Russia, which were on the EU sanctions list. The destination of the voyage was Baltimore.
The payment to Human Rights Watch was made by the Russian cargo ship "Atlantic Navigator II," which encountered issues in the USA's EU partner, Germany, specifically in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Rostock. The European Union (EU) had previously imposed sanctions on certain goods from Russia, including birch plywood. The Russian captain, despite this incident, has no prior convictions. The settlement and closure of the proceedings were made through the Rostock Public Prosecutor's Office, with the funds directed to the recognized non-profit organization, Human Rights Watch, based in the USA. Customs officials in Germany had initially seized the freighter due to the cargo's inclusion on the EU sanctions list.
