Namisa

20 seafarers abandoned on the Namisa (IMO 9031492, flag Liberia) in Calabar anchorage, Nigeria, 16 October 2015. ILO case 236, status: Disputed.

Status
Disputed
Abandonment ID
236
IMO Number
9031492
Flag
Liberia
Port of Abandonment
Calabar anchorage, Nigeria
Abandonment Date
16 October 2015
Notification Date
2 November 2015
Seafarers
20
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Seafarers in distress owed 8 months wages and some have contracted malaria as they can only sleep out doors as the air condition does not function. Have managed to correspond via email with Captain. Ship is detained by Nigeria Port Authority (NIMASA) who is not supplying food, fuel, and water to the crew. Owners have disappeared, blackout on board.

Updates

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

16 December 2016: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew repatriated, partial payment

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