Federal authorities have arrested the sister ship of YM Efficiency in Sydney after the ships' owners refused to pay a $3 million bill relating a cargo spill off the Hunter coast in 2018.
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YM Efficiency and YM Eternity are owned by a subsidiary of Taiwanese shipping company, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.
The YM Eternity was been arrested in on Sunday morning after AMSA petitioned the Federal court to recover the outstanding debt.
AMSA awarded a $15 million contract to marine services company Ardent Oceania Pty Ltd for the recovery of the containers, which are between Port Stephens and Lake Macquarie.
It is estimated the total cost of the clean-up could reach $20 million.
Eighty one containers were lost from the YM Efficiency in heavy seas on in June 2018. Sixty containers have been identified, five containers have been recovered while a further 16 are still missing.
Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.
Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.
