The Maldives Civil Court has issued a prohibition of travel on a vessel that capsized on Kudagiri lagoon.
AM MSV Mariya Sinthayathirai Riyana capsized on Kudagiri lagoon earlier in January 2023.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved ahead by imposing an MVR 3 million fine on the vessel’s proprietor.
The agency filed a lawsuit in Civil Court after the vessel’s owner failed to pay the fine, additionally seeking a travel ban on the boat.
Civil Court earlier on Friday, October 6, issued the travel ban order on the vessel and demanded it remained within Maldivian waters until the case concluded.
The court’s order prohibits bringing any modifications to the vessel or creating any circumstances that will lead to a third-party ownership of it.
EPA reported damages to an area of 130 square kilometers of Kudagiri lagoon resulting from the vessel’s capsizing.