Brabus
7 seafarers abandoned on the Brabus (IMO 5278470, flag Cameroon) in Istanbul, Türkiye, 1 March 2024. ILO case 1054, status: Disputed.
- Status
- Disputed
- Abandonment ID
- 1054
- IMO Number
- 5278470
- Flag
- Cameroon
- Port of Abandonment
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- Abandonment Date
- 1 March 2024
- Notification Date
- 10 August 2024
- Seafarers
- 7
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Between 3 and 7 months outstanding wages.
There is a lack of drinking water and provisions.
One seafarer whose salary is $2,000 per month who joined the vessel on 3rd January 2024 and left the ship on 16th April 2024, only received $1,000.
The company has not paid his outstanding wages.
Updates
1 October 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
Each of the crew was paid US$1,000 by the company.
The seafarers reached an agreement with the company, to bring the ship to the shipyard, their wages would be paid in full, and they would return home. We have been unable to reach 2 seafarers with whom we have been in contact from the ship for a week.
10 August 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
The ship is detained in Istanbul due to its debt to the Istanbul Coastal Safety.