§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will investigate the role of Jayship Limited of London in the export of equipment to Iraq, following the detention of the vessel the Gur Mariner, managed by Jayship Ltd., on 13 September by the Dutch customs authorities at Flushing.
§ Mr. McLoughlinI am fully aware of the circumstances of the detention of the Gur Mariner. The vessel, which had 71W been en route to the middle east with cargo for Iraq at the time of the introduction of sanctions, returned to northern Europe on the initiative of Jayship Ltd. Its subsequent arrest was due to an action in Dutch civil law brought by Iraqi authorities. The arrest order has since been lifted. There was no question of the vessel or Jayship Ltd. attempting to break sanctions.