Maersk’s American unit has been ordered to pay over $700,000 to a former employee who was fired after complaining about vessel safety to the US Coast Guard.
In December 2020, a chief mate aboard the 4,154 teu Safmarine Mafadi, now Maersk Tennessee, reported a list of concerns about the ship’s condition.
Following the vessel’s inspection, Virginia-based Maersk Line suspended the seafarer and then terminated his employment in March 2021, for making the complaint without notifying the company first.
