Grand MBA
6 seafarers abandoned on the Grand MBA (IMO 8131142, flag United Republic of Tanzania) in Tasucu, Türkiye, 24 March 2024. ILO case 1046, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1046
- IMO Number
- 8131142
- Flag
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Port of Abandonment
- Tasucu, Türkiye
- Abandonment Date
- 24 March 2024
- Notification Date
- 2 July 2024
- Seafarers
- 6
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Only 1 seafarer requesting assistance
Seafarer has outstand wages of 6 months
According to the seafarer, the other crew members have 2 months of unpaid salaries, but they have reached an agreement with the company and have no complaints about this
Updates
3 February 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Salary of the seafarer who filed the complaint was paid by the company. The ship has gone to scrap. This case has been resolved.
1 October 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
The Chief Engineer, left the ship without receiving his salary for 6 months, He hired a lawyer and initiated legal proceedings against the company in Turkey.
The company claims that he did not fulfil his duty properly and that the materials in the machine were damaged for this reason.
The seafarer initiated enforcement proceedings for his wage receivables. The legal process continues.
14 August 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
The unpaid salaries of the chief engineer are still not paid.
The company claims that the seafarer damaged the machinery and suffered great damage because he did not perform maintenance and repair.
The seafarer left the vessel without receiving his salary.
9 August 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
Both S&P Global and Lloyd’s List Intelligence, who we import our maritime data from, show that the vessel changed name from HARPER TRADER to GRAND MBA in December 2023
9 August 2024: Other
From: S&P Global Market Intelligence
Have updated name to GRAND MBA based on AIS.
Messaging Tanzania to get them to confirm name change which they haven’t informed us about.
Finding it extremely difficult in getting info from them.
7 August 2024: International Maritime Organisation
The General Cargo Ship ‘GRAND MBA’ shows up on IMO GISIS as ‘HARPER TRADER
2 August 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
The shipowner states that the seafarer damaged the ship's machinery, did not fulfil his duties to maintain the machinery, that machines broke down and therefore company suffered huge financial losses, and they will only pay the salaries of June and July 2024.
They will deduct the other months due to the damage the company suffered.
The owner also stated that they are selling the ship.