![cuba muestra animales ganado vacuno llegado de eeuu Reses estadounidenses que arribaron a la terminal portuaria Several American cows are seen inside a container at Havana's port on Thursday July 24, 2003, in Havana, Cuba. A shipment of 140 head of cattle _ including a calf born during the sea voyage _ and other livestock arrived to Cuba Thursday in the first major batch of American livestock sold to communist Cuba. The livestock, largely from Homedale Farms in Minnesota were unloaded Thursday afternoon from the cargo vessel operated by the American firm Crowley Liner Service. [AP Photo/Cristobal Herrera]
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Overview
- The Togo-flagged Spiridon II left waters off Bandirma in mid-November and is crossing the central Mediterranean toward Montevideo, with arrival projected around mid-December according to tracking cited by local media.
- Turkish veterinary checks reported missing ear tags or electronic chips and 469 mismatches with cargo lists, prompting officials to stamp 15 certificates as rejected and bar the entire shipment.
- Uruguay’s livestock ministry says there is no sanitary issue and describes the rupture as an exporter–importer dispute, noting about 4,000 cattle entered quarantine before roughly 2,900 were selected for export.
- Animal-welfare organizations report deplorable ship conditions and say dozens of cattle have died during the extended voyage, with no official update on the current toll.
- The vessel belongs to Murr Shipping and NGOs cite a dossier listing 76 prior deficiencies, while both governments stress the case is a company-level matter rather than a diplomatic conflict.