CAPT. SAMUEL CHIREBUAH DEBRA, CHIEF ENGINEER EBENEZER ESSEL AND 4 ORS. vs. THE MOTOR VESSEL LUSHANN ETERNIT 1 THE OWNERS/OPERATORS AND MANAGERS OF THE MOTOR VESSEL, LUSHANN ETERNIT 1LUSHANN ETERNIT ENERGY LIMITED SALTPOND OFFSHORE PRODUCING COMPANY LTD [2017]DLHC1289

CAPT. SAMUEL CHIREBUAH DEBRA, CHIEF ENGINEER EBENEZER ESSEL AND 4 ORS. vs. THE M... [2017]DLHC1289

Date	2017-07-27
Suit No.	CM/CGS/0091/17
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC1289

MR. EDDIE YAO HARVEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

[2017]DLHC1289
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CAPT. SAMUEL
CHIREBUAH DEBRA, CHIEF ENGINEER EBENEZER ESSEL<o:p></o:p>AND 4 ORS.<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE MOTOR VESSEL LUSHANN ETERNIT 1<o:p></o:p>THE OWNERS/OPERATORS AND MANAGERS OF THE MOTOR VESSEL,
LUSHANN ETERNIT 1LUSHANN ETERNIT ENERGY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>SALTPOND OFFSHORE PRODUCING COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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&nbsp;SUIT
NO.: CM/CGS/0091/17&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 27TH
JULY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. EDDIE YAO HARVEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU, J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;
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</div>This court has been called
upon to exercise its jurisdiction under Section 20 of the Court Acts 1993 (Act
459) as amended. Sub section 1(g) of Section 20 of the Court Acts provides
that:<o:p></o:p>“a
claim by a seaman for wages earned by him on board a ship, whether due under a
special contract or otherwise, and a claim by the master of a ship for salary
earned by him on board the ship and for disbursements made by him on account of
the ship.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In this respect the within
named Plaintiffs on the 13th day of February, 2017 issued a writ
against the Defendants herein for:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of all Salaries and Wages owed the Plaintiffs effective from July ending 2014
to date of filing of this Writ which aforesaid continues to accrue until date
of final payment of same.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on same at the prevailing Bank rate until
final payment of same.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of all monies owed the Plaintiffs by the 4th
Defendant as End of Service Benefits lawfully owed and due the Plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(d)&nbsp;