| Abandonment ID: | 00313 |
| Ship name: | Qaaswa |
| Flag: | United Arab Emirates |
| 7-digit IMO no.: | 9438250 |
| Port of abandonment: | Sfax, Tunisia |
| Abandonment date: | 3 July 2017 |
| Notification date: | 3 July 2017 |
| Reporting Member Govt. or Org.: | ITF |
| No. of Seafarers: | 7 |
| Nationalities: | Ethiopia(1); Sri Lanka(6) |
| Circumstances: | This crew replaced the previously abandoned crew. Not paid since they arrived on board. There are a further 20 seafarers on board of which 18 Egyptian and 2 Indian but they have not complained or made contact with ITF as yet. |
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| Actions taken: | 14 November 2017: Other
Work with UAE authorities to persuade owner to honour their contract.
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| Repatriation status: | 2 November 2017: Other
7 seafarers repatriated 02 November 2017
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| Payment status: | 14 November 2017: Partially paid
Partial back pay paid – USD 500/crew member, USD 750 to electrician and USD 1,100 for an officer. Balance outstanding.
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| Comments and Observations: | ITF (14 November 2017)
The company eventually paid the repatriation thanks to intervention of the FTA.
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