Glory 1

19 seafarers abandoned on the Glory 1 (IMO 8010752, flag Panama) in Visakhapatnam, India, 30 June 2010. ILO case 162, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
162
IMO Number
8010752
Flag
Panama
Port of Abandonment
Visakhapatnam, India
Abandonment Date
30 June 2010
Notification Date
30 June 2010
Seafarers
19
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Crew owed wages from July 2010. Repatriation requested. Owners not supplying provisions for the vessel. Crew members gave power of attorney to a lawyer to act on their behalf. Eight Burmese crew and four Indians left the vessel at their own expense. Vessel is unseaworthy and lacking in safety equipment. Company is bankrupt, case is in court. Three other vessels are also in difficulty and there are a number of additional claims from ex crew members.

Updates

16 December 2016: International Transport Workers' Federation
resolved

20 January 2011: International Transport Workers' Federation
Original crew have left the vessel(8 Burmese and 4 Indians at their own expense, the rest it is not known whether the company paid or not). There are now 19 crew on board.

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