Berk
7 seafarers abandoned on the Berk (IMO 8519942, flag Cameroon) in Alexandria, Egypt, 1 December 2024. ILO case 1211, status: Disputed.
- Status
- Disputed
- Abandonment ID
- 1211
- IMO Number
- 8519942
- Flag
- Cameroon
- Port of Abandonment
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Abandonment Date
- 1 December 2024
- Notification Date
- 27 January 2025
- Seafarers
- 7
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Crew owed wages since October 2024 to date.
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 23rd December 2023 to 22nd December 2024
Updates
11 December 2025: India
from the Directorate General of Shipping.
This is to inform you that the Directorate General of Shipping has initiated multiple actions to expedite the repatriation and wage settlement of the affected seafarers.
The following steps have been undertaken:
1. Letters have been issued to the concerned RPSL companies directing them to expedite the repatriation process and ensure timely settlement of wages.
2. The Directorate Seamen’s Employment Office (DSEO) has been instructed to:
◦ Intimate the concerned parties regarding the case,
◦ Follow up regularly with the respective RPSL companies, and
◦ Conduct hearings with the RPSL companies wherever required.
3. The MEA (Division-wise) has been informed about the case to facilitate additional details and necessary coordination.
4. A Demi-Official (DO) letter has been issued to the MoPSW for their intimation and further guidance.
Kindly find attached the excel sheet with case wise updates. It is our humble request to update this in the IMO/ILO Joint database under comments and observation section. We will also be sending regular updates regarding each case as and when we get case notifications so that it can be uploaded in the comments and observation section.
This coordinated approach is aimed at ensuring timely resolution of the matter.
Please let me know if any further information is required
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Letters issued to MEA-Division wise and Do letters issued to the Ministry
10 April 2025: Egypt
(From Ministry of Transport, Egypt)
With reference to your email dated on Mar. 3rd, 2025 regarding to the MLC complaint claim of the 3 seafarers requesting assistance from total crewmember Azerbaijan (2) an India (5) on board M/V: Berk IMO No: 8519942, Flag Cameroon at Alexandria Port , Egypt.
Kindly note that the mentioned claim above had been closed from our end based on the following outcome:
1. on Mar. 21st, 2025 as all crew members onboards have been repatriatied.
2. All the crewmembers requested to leave without waiting to receive their up paid wages, in addition a local lawyer represent them against the vessel ship-owner infort of the Egyptian judiciary "arrest vessel, file lawsuit" under granted power of attorney.
(supported Doc. for your reference.)
Kindly the case of above mentioned vessel status (unsolved) in ILO/IMO Joint Database on Abandonment of Seafarers has to be changed accordingly.
We assure your good self that Seafarers Rights is our priority.
4 April 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew have been repatriated but wages remain unpaid. This case is now marked as "disputed".
27 January 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
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