Tara

19 seafarers abandoned on the Tara (IMO 9109938, flag Saint Kitts and Nevis) in Aqaba, Jordan, 1 January 2025. ILO case 1246, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
1246
IMO Number
9109938
Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Port of Abandonment
Aqaba, Jordan
Abandonment Date
1 January 2025
Notification Date
21 February 2025
Seafarers
19
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

1 Seafarer has outstanding wages for more than 3 months (November 2024 -January 2025)

Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: N/A

Updates

15 June 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The seafarer was repatriated with his outstanding wages. St Kitts & Nevis flag state paid his repatriation costs from Beirut to Syria. The ITF is concerned that the shipowner put negative remarks on the seafarer seaman book in retaliation and punishment for making an MLC complaint. This is not permitted under the MLC. Resolved.

21 February 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The seafarer was paid in full and repatriated. However, he was repatriated to Beirut and not Syria, He had to pay for his own transport from Beirut to Syria. He reported that his Seaman book was stamped “Bad Behaviour” after raising his MLC complaint for outstanding wages and repatriation.

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