The Villa Vie Odyssey ship, which promised passengers a ‘never-ending’ cruise around the world, has been seized in Singapore after its 200 passengers were kicked off in Cambodia last month.
The passengers had paid tens of thousands of dollars to live aboard the ship for years, but owners abruptly halted the voyage in the port city of Sihanoukville, blaming soaring fuel prices linked to the Iran war.
The Odyssey left Cambodia last week and is now anchored in Singapore, where it has been ‘placed under arrest pursuant to a court order’, the country’s port authority said.
Singapore law firm Helmsman LLC has been
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