N Cerna

22 seafarers abandoned on the N Cerna (IMO 9289520, flag Sao Tome and Principe) in Istanbul North Anchorage, Türkiye, 11 February 2025. ILO case 1244, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
1244
IMO Number
9289520
Flag
Sao Tome and Principe
Port of Abandonment
Istanbul North Anchorage, Türkiye
Abandonment Date
11 February 2025
Notification Date
21 February 2025
Seafarers
22
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

The flag state of this vessel is 'Sao Tome and Principe FALSE,' as it was originally reported as 'unknown.'

The employment contracts for 4 of the 7 seafarers who asked for assistance has expired.
Although the remaining 3 crew members have requested repatriation for personal reasons as of the end of December 2024, the company has not responded to date.

Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 16th January 2025 to 14th February 2025

Updates

10 March 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
All crew members were repatriated. This case has been resolved.

25 February 2025: Türkiye
(From the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye)
I will be happy if you use "Istanbul North Anchorage" instead of "Bosphorus North Anchorage" for further correspondence. Also, I will be happy with the correction of this term from the ILO Report.

21 February 2025: International Maritime Organisation
The flag State of IMO number 9289520(N Cerna) is Sao Tome & Principe False not Unknown.

21 February 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The C/O stated that the ship has been sold, there is no flag registry at the moment, the management company has changed, all crew will be changed, and the company haven’t responded even though the contracts of some seafarers on the ship expired and some of them requested to return home since the last week of December 2024.

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