In 2020 and 2022, seafarers on the crane vessel "Sleipnir" performed short-term work at sea on the Danish continental shelf, and therefore should have had a Danish work permit, the Eastern High Court ruled on Friday.
Attorney Louise Wichmann Madsen, who represents the seafarers' Dutch employer, Heerema Marine Contractors, informs Ritzau that the High Court has acquitted the Danish state of the claims that her client had made in the case. Formally, it was the Ministry of Immigration and Integration and the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration that were the defendants.
The company demanded the court's word that the foreign crew could legally work in Danish territorial waters and the continental shelf, even though they had not received permission from the immigration authorities. In addition, the shipping company demanded compensation in an amount corresponding to a total of 22 million kroner. DKK.
But the High Court did not find anything to support it, and the Dutch shipping company must now consider whether to appeal the verdict to the Supreme Court. Due to the principled nature of the case, it has been heard by the High Court as the first instance. This means that it can be appealed to the Supreme Court without further ado. Normally, this requires a special permit, but not in this case.
The ship "Sleipnir" is 200 meters long and 102 meters wide. It is the world's largest so-called semi-submersible crane vessel - it can be translated as "partially submersible crane vessel". Its lifting capacity is 10,000 tons.
The ship is registered in Panama and sails under the Panamanian flag. In 2020 and 2022, it participated in work on the Tyra gas field in the North Sea. The field has been under reconstruction since 2018 due to subsidence of the seabed.
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