A dispute onboard a coal ship at Port Kembla which saw seven crew members refuse to sail the vessel has ended as the men agree to be flown home.
The Illawarra Mercury reports the crew agreed to board flights home from Sydney last night after being paid wages owed.
The industrial dispute started last week when crew members accused the ship’s owner, Egyptian-owned National Navigation Co of halving their wages and prohibiting access to food and water between 7pm and 7am daily.
Maritime Union of Australia branch secretary Gary Keane, who helped resolve the dispute between the Wadi Alkarm's owner and its crew, said it was a good result.
"We're happy enough to have had the resolution, on the industrial side of it, that we set out to do," Mr Keane said.
The boat will remain docked at Port Kembla until the company can send crew members.