Abandonment ID: | 00281 |
Ship name: | [Palanga Spirit - resolved] |
Flag: | St. Vincent & Grenadines |
7-digit IMO no.: | 9133733 |
Port of abandonment: | Las Palmas |
Abandonment date: | 17 February 2017 |
Notification date: | 24 April 2017 |
Reporting Member Govt. or Org.: | ITF |
No. of Seafarers: | 16 |
Nationalities: | Russian Federation(3); Ukraine(10) |
Circumstances: | Vessel came from Port of Spain; crew had not received their wages since December and some of them from previous contracts. Vessel detained by PSC in Las Palmas due to MLC 2006 and Technical issues. The vessel holds insurance for MLC A2.5.2, with the Swedish club, but the Piraeus office disputes the interpretation of the MLC. |
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Actions taken: | Other Contacted P&I club who refused assistance, dealing with Shipping Agent, Ship-owner. Industrial Actions taken by the crew. Request of assistance to PSC in Las Palmas
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Repatriation status: | Repatriation pending No repatriations offered, crew refuses to leave until they have their salaries.
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Payment status: | Payment Pending Months of February, March.
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Comments and Observations: | Govt. of Spain (8 May 2017) The Govt. of Spain asked the below comments to be added.
“Spain has not received any notification or has no grounds to consider that the ship has been abandoned in accordance with the information available as of the end of April 2017”
ITF (17 May 2017) From: Katie Higginbottom [mailto:Higginbottom_Katie@itf.org.uk] Sent: mercredi 17 mai 2017 09:49 To: Noh, Jinhak Subject: FW: PALANGA SPIRIT - good news!...
Dear All After a few false hopes, I’m pleased to report that the Palanga Spirit case now appears to be resolved. Best, Katie
ITF Company has now paid salaries up to February.
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