Civil Court has issued a prohibition of travel on the vessel that capsized on Kudagiri lagoon.
The vessel, AM MSV Mariya Sinthayathirai Riyana capsized on Kudagiri lagoon in January 2023. Following the incident, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposed a fine of MVR 3 million on the vessel's proprietor.
EPA filed a lawsuit in civil court over the vessel's failure to pay the fine, and sought a travel ban on it.
Civil Court on Friday, October 6 issued the order banning the vessel from leaving Maldives until the case concluded.
The order further prohibited bringing any modifications to the vessel or any circumstance that would lead to a third-party ownership of it.
EPA reported damages to an area of 130 square kilometers of Kudagiri lagoon as a result of the capsizing.
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