Bluefoss

10 seafarers abandoned on the Bluefoss (IMO 7419042, flag Togo) in Takoradi, Ghana, 1 January 2022. ILO case 1045, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
1045
IMO Number
7419042
Flag
Togo
Port of Abandonment
Takoradi, Ghana
Abandonment Date
1 January 2022
Notification Date
2 August 2024
Seafarers
10
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Crew have not been paid since November 2021 and had been left without the necessary maintenance and support
The four Cuban seafarers are currently stranded in Accra, Ghana and are living off benevolence of missions and friends.

Updates

19 January 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew have been paid their wages and repatriated back to Cuba. This case has been classified as "resolved."

7 August 2024: International Maritime Organisation
Flag: UNKNOWN on IMO GISIS and on Equasis, but reportedly: Togo

2 August 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
They were successful in their legal action against vessel

The ship owner promised the court to pay monies instead of the vessel being sold.

Unfortunately, he tricked crew to disembark and he absconded with the vessel

Vessel is now believed to called sirius voyager

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