Lady Fortune

14 seafarers abandoned on the Lady Fortune (IMO 8033120, flag Sierra Leone) in Tuzla, Türkiye, 1 September 2024. ILO case 1274, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
1274
IMO Number
8033120
Flag
Sierra Leone
Port of Abandonment
Tuzla, Türkiye
Abandonment Date
1 September 2024
Notification Date
12 March 2025
Seafarers
14
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Seafarers are owed wages between 3 and 8 months wages.
There is a lack of provisions on board

Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 2nd August 2024 to 1st August 2025

Updates

25 April 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The P&I Club compensated the crew for a duration of up to four months, amounting to a total of USD113,000.00. Subsequently, the company paid the outstanding wages to the crew, totalling USD64.080.00. The Azerbaijani seafarer was repatriated.
This case has been resolved.

22 April 2025: Azerbaijan
(From the State Maritime and Port Agency)
I writing regarding 12 Azerbaijani seafarers of the general cargo ship “Lady Fortune”. It should be noted that, we had immediately informed our Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey to assist our citizens with any consular issues.

We have recently received information through diplomatic channels good news that, seafarers got their 4 months wages and four of Azerbaijani seafarers were repatriated, rest of them will go back soon.

Please, kindly consider the updated information.

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