The ship was brought close to the Moray Firth to allow for provisions to be taken aboard for the crew. In a statement in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, John Swinney said the Scottish Government is a “supporter of those actions being enforced”. Mr Swinney said: “The Scottish Government’s understanding is that the Bella-1 crew comprised 28 individuals of different nationalities. The US Department of Justice told Scottish authorities on Tuesday morning that the captain and another member of crew were on board the US Coast Guard vessel Munro. Mr Swinney continued: “The Scottish ministers and the Lord Advocate have never, at any point, detained any of the crew, and they have never had them in their control.