Abandonment ID: | 00254 |
Ship name: | Braveheart[disputed] |
Flag: | Portugal |
7-digit IMO no.: | 9263461 |
Port of abandonment: | Off Limbe, Cameroon |
Abandonment date: | 15 September 2016 |
Notification date: | 16 November 2016 |
Reporting Member Govt. or Org.: | ITF |
No. of Seafarers: | 6 |
Nationalities: | Cameroon(1); Indonesia(2); India(1); Ukraine(2) |
Circumstances: | Vessel arrested by Congolese oil company, vessel out of fuel, crew not paid since beginning October, previous 8 crew were also not paid. Shipowner appears to be bankrupt, no response from flag State. |
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Actions taken: | Other Reported to flag state; possible vessel arrest
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Repatriation status: | Other ITF has repatriated crew (in process)
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Payment status: | Payment Pending Around USD350,000 outstanding
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Comments and Observations: | ITF (23 May 2017) Seafarers repatriated with ITF support but without wages. Vessel not worth enough to warrant arrest.
ITF (7 December 2017) ITF paid to repatriate crew, local lawyer was involved, doubt that wages were paid as vessel was worth very little. No further info available
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