'Self-confessed gun runner' captained ship in Australian waters, Senate hears

Committee asks how Venancio Salas Junior - captain of a large coal freighter -continued to work in Australian waters after three crew died in suspicious circumstances

A captain who was exposed selling guns to his crew and was in charge of a ship where three people died on board was allowed to continue to work in Australian waters, a Senate committee has heard.

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