MN Kostas
13 seafarers abandoned on the MN Kostas (IMO 9103489, flag Sierra Leone) in Rijeka, Croatia, 6 February 2025. ILO case 1227, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1227
- IMO Number
- 9103489
- Flag
- Sierra Leone
- Port of Abandonment
- Rijeka, Croatia
- Abandonment Date
- 6 February 2025
- Notification Date
- 13 February 2025
- Seafarers
- 13
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Crew paid only half of their wages stated in the contracts for 4 months.
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 15th March 2024 – 15th March 2025
Updates
21 February 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
All crew received their money. Master paid them with cash on board and company to put the true salaries in the employment contracts.
This case has been resolved.
13 February 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Double bookkeeping found. Vessel will not depart before the crew are paid in full.