SS Veles
17 seafarers abandoned on the SS Veles (IMO 7721392, flag Tuvalu) in Rio Tuba, Palawan, Philippines, 17 March 2013. ILO case 194, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 194
- IMO Number
- 7721392
- Flag
- Tuvalu
- Port of Abandonment
- Rio Tuba, Palawan, Philippines
- Abandonment Date
- 17 March 2013
- Notification Date
- 24 March 2013
- Seafarers
- 17
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Vessel abandoned by Russian owners after PSC detained vessel due to expired minimum safe manning documents.
Updates
International Transport Workers' Federation
Indian crew remain on board and were visited by representative of 2 prospects buyers. However, unfornately, a sale did not materialze. ITF have reiterated the advice to Indian Embassy to facilitate the repatriation of the crews, because the continued stay of Indian crew on the vessel looks useless. According to Indian crew report, 2 Russian owner's representative are on board and ashorement of the time.
16 December 2016: International Transport Workers' Federation
resolved