Dong Yi

9 seafarers abandoned on the Dong Yi (IMO 8859392, flag United Republic of Tanzania) in Busan, Republic of Korea, 1 April 2024. ILO case 1071, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
1071
IMO Number
8859392
Flag
United Republic of Tanzania
Port of Abandonment
Busan, Republic of Korea
Abandonment Date
1 April 2024
Notification Date
27 August 2024
Seafarers
9
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Only 7 seafarers requesting assistance
Outstanding wages for 5 months (February – June) for all crew.
6 out of 9 crews would like to being repatriated to their own country (Myanmar)
The details of the salaries for the two Chinese crew members could not be determined because they were unwilling to disclose them.

Updates

12 September 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew received their outstanding wages and were repatriated.

11 September 2024: China
After thorough inquiries and investigation, we have been unable to obtain the information for the two Chinese seafarers involved. We kindly request your assistance in coordinating with the relevant parties to provide us with their seafarer identification documents or any other valid identification information. We believe that having this information will greatly contribute to the proper resolution of the case.
Your timely support in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

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