Derbent

14 seafarers abandoned on the Derbent (IMO 6808026, flag Cambodia) in Wakkanai, Japan, 7 February 2008. ILO case 136, status: Disputed.

Status
Disputed
Abandonment ID
136
IMO Number
6808026
Flag
Cambodia
Port of Abandonment
Wakkanai, Japan
Abandonment Date
7 February 2008
Notification Date
July 2009
Seafarers
14
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Vessel unseaworthy after running aground near the coast of Rishiri Island, Japan. Crew unpaid for 16 months. Support provided by the municipal government of Rishiri-Fuji Town Wakkanai Hokkaido and ITF inspector. Russian owner unwilling to assist or repatriate crew.

In view of the available information, the notification date has been set to 11 July 2009. (ILO, 8 April 2025)

Updates

7 December 2017: International Transport Workers' Federation
No further update expected

25 November 2016: International Transport Workers' Federation
The case is closed but the seafarers have not received all outstanding wages.

9 April 2010: International Shipping Federation
Russian(10) and Ukraine(4) crews were repatriated to their countries after an interview with the Japanese Coast Guard. Total cost of work to remove a vessel was about twenty million Japanese yen(approx f130,000). Japanese Fishing Association tried to contact owner to demand payment but had no success.

22 July 2009: International Transport Workers' Federation
Provisional Certificate of Registry issued by international Ship Registry of Cambodia expired on July 25, 2006. So, ITF could't notify this situation to flag state.

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