Oyster

10 seafarers abandoned on the Oyster (IMO 9418884, flag Panama) in Tuzla, Türkiye, 1 February 2025. ILO case 1230, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
1230
IMO Number
9418884
Flag
Panama
Port of Abandonment
Tuzla, Türkiye
Abandonment Date
1 February 2025
Notification Date
13 February 2025
Seafarers
10
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Outstanding wages of 2 months (December 2024 and January 2025)

Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: TBC

Updates

28 February 2025: Türkiye
(From the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye)
According to the latest information received from Tuzla Regional Port Authority and Kocaeli Regional Port Authority regarding the status of the vessel ‘OYSTER’, it was reported that;
• the vessel at issue departed from the shipyard after the completion of maintenance and repair operations in Tuzla Shipyards Region and called at YILPORT Port facilities in Kocaeli, Turkey on February 25, 2025.
• in the meeting held with the agency of the ship by the Kocaeli Regional Port Authority officers, it was declared that the crew of the ship have received their salaries.
• the ship is currently operating in commercial activities and there is no situation impeding the navigation of the ship.

17 February 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Outstanding wages were paid, and 3 seafarers were repatriated.
This case has been resolved.

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