| Abandonment ID: | 00252 |
| Ship name: | [D Ladybug - resolved] |
| Flag: | Panama |
| 7-digit IMO no.: | 9472206 |
| Port of abandonment: | Anchored off Valetta, Malta |
| Abandonment date: | July 2013 |
| Notification date: | October 2013 |
| Reporting Member Govt. or Org.: | ITF |
| No. of Seafarers: | 15 on board 19 in china |
| Nationalities: | China |
| Circumstances: | Dispute between mortgage bank and owner. Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Case treated simultaneously with the other two Ladybugs (A and B) belonging to TMT. Vessel was sold like the others by a court approved sale. |
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| Actions taken: | Other
Vessel arrested by ITF on 03/03/14. Vessel also arrested by mortgagee. Obtained a favourable legal judgement. Negotiated with legal representatives of mortgagee to obtain the amount awarded and the accrued sum including termination bonus. Obtained also all repatriation arrangements
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| Payment status: | Paid
$148K in back wages, now paid
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| Comments and Observations: | ITF (25 November 2016)
Case resolved
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