A federal judge in Miami issued the arrest warrant for the ship on Thursday, a maritime practice where a U.S. Marshal goes aboard the vessel and takes charge of it when it enters U.S. waters, the AP reported.
A complaint against the cruise ship’s parent company Crystal Cruises, and one of its sister lines, Star Cruises, was filed by Peninsula Petroleum, WPLG-TV reported.
In the complaint, Peninsula Petroleum claims the two cruise lines owe it $4.6 million dollars in unpaid fuel bills since last year, with slightly more than $1 million owed by the Crystal Symphony ship, the television station reported.
Miami-based Crystal Cruises said it is suspending ocean voyages through the end of April, the Miami Herald reported. Its parent company, Genting Hong Kong, warned investors that it expects to run out of money by the end of the month.
