Vassi
15 seafarers abandoned on the Vassi (IMO 7500566, flag Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) in Vatika Bay, Greece, 27 November 2009. ILO case 138, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 138
- IMO Number
- 7500566
- Flag
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Port of Abandonment
- Vatika Bay, Greece
- Abandonment Date
- 27 November 2009
- Notification Date
- 27 November 2009
- Seafarers
- 15
- Reporting Org.
- Greece
Circumstances
Vessel arrived at Vatika Bay on october 18th, 2009. After bunkering, vessel has temporarely been detained by several court orders.
According to the mortgagee(Aspis Bank), the management company has quit from acting as vessel's operator and owner has not yet assumed vessel's operation.
Chief officer was discharged on November 17th, 2009.
Updates
16 December 2016: International Transport Workers' Federation
resolved
14 June 2010: International Shipping Federation
The M/V Vassi was sold by forced sale on 24/4/2010 and renamed by new owners "Faole". It is now registered under a Panamn flag. The vessel sailed from Vatika Bay and is presently at the port of Elefsina-Greece. The two greek seafarers were signed off before the sale and the remaining crew has taken judicial steps in order to secure the payment from the previous owner of their outstanding claims. It is anticipated that the final settlement will take place within a month from the funds of the sale. These seafarers remained on board under the new ownership and they declared at Elefsina that they have no complaint against the new owner.
1 June 2010: Greece
The owner of the vessel named M/V Vassi changed on 24th April, 2010 after auction from HYADES MARITIME S.A. Also name and flag state of the vessel changed from M/V Vassi to M/V Faola and St. Vincent and Grenadines to Panama. The vessel has departed Vatika Bay on the 7th May, 2010 for Elefsis Port. Three Georgian and ten Pakistani seafarers remain on board under new ownership regime. Greek Master and 1st engineer were discharged. But the status of payment of outstanding remuneration from former shipowner is still pending.