"Federal Government to seek full cost recovery for Antarctic expedition rescue "

News.com.au, 24 Jan 2014:
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THE Federal Government will seek the full costs incurred during the recovery effort to save the MV Akademik Shokalskiy.
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt yesterday said costs, estimated at about $2.4 million, would be sought from the insurer of the operators of the vessel. ...
"We will be seeking full cost recovery through insurers for the up to $2.4 million costs incurred by the Australian government," he said.
"However, what we see here is that there are some questions as to whether or not the ship was detained by the action of those on board within an area the captain had identified as potentially being subject to being frozen in.
"I think we have a duty on behalf of taxpayers to seek full cost recovery."
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