Maersk Tankers defends donation to NGO at centre of payments probe
Danish company says apparent claims that a fee was paid to the non-governmental organisation that transferred migrants from one of its ships to Sicily are incorrect
In a bid to clear up any misunderstanding, Maersk Tankers said it had decided to make a contribution of €125,000 ($151,000) to Mediterranea to cover some of the costs incurred in transferring 27 refugees from Maersk Etienne to a port in Sicily, but that the NGO had not charged for carrying out the operation