Mallya’s yacht seized over unpaid wages

London, March 7

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A luxury super yacht owned by embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, before he reportedly abandoned it last year after his arrest on an extradition warrant in the UK, has been seized by authorities in Europe this week over unpaid wages to its crew. 

The 95-metre vessel named ‘Indian Empress’ was “arrested” in Malta as a maritime professionals’ union makes attempts to recover over $330,000 in unpaid wages and other costs on behalf of its members. 

Nautilus International says Mallya, who is facing an extradition trial in London on money laundering charges involving his Kingfisher Airlines’ default of bank loans amounting to nearly Rs 9,000 crores, had “effectively abandoned” the vessel in September last year leaving the crew with unpaid wages amounting to nearly $1 million. — PTI