They cannot leave Bermuda until they get paid
The captain and crew of a disused casino boat claim they are owed more than $28,000 in wages and say they cannot leave Bermuda until they are paid.
The Niobe Corinthian, a floating offshore casino whose operators had hoped to exploit loopholes in Bermudas anti-gambling laws, has been tethered to the dock in St Davids for more than three years.
But a skipper and two-man crew have remained employed to live on board and maintain the boat.
The men have not been paid in full since September and say they have received no wages since January.
The boat is sinking in debt and facing possible seizure and sale by the Bermuda Government.
Their employers say they cannot afford to pay the men until a sale goes through or it becomes operational.
The Honduran crew say they need the money now to pay urgent expenses back home.
The Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) has taken up their cause and is demanding that they are paid at least 50 per cent of the wages now and the balance within 60 days.
Louis Somner of the BIU said the boats operators have a duty to immediately pay the men, who have urgent financial commitments at home.
Source: BDA Sun
