Amur
14 seafarers abandoned on the Amur (IMO 9486295, flag Bulgaria) in Porto Nogaro, Italy, 3 September 2016. ILO case 249, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 249
- IMO Number
- 9486295
- Flag
- Bulgaria
- Port of Abandonment
- Porto Nogaro, Italy
- Abandonment Date
- 3 September 2016
- Notification Date
- 30 September 2016
- Seafarers
- 14
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Crew abandoned by shipower. The vessel spent 4 weeks at anchorage and is now in a small port. At the earlier stage, Caritas provided food and assistance, later, following a strike by the crew the cargo interests agreed to intervene. They have partially paid outstanding wages (abt. $100,000) and have supplied some food and diesel oil. The vessel is to be sold but the situation is unclear and the crew desperately want to be repatriated. Chief Engineer has gone home at his own expense. Meanwhile the harbour master is unwilling to put the vessel in lay up.
Updates
7 December 2017: International Transport Workers' Federation
Paid and repatriated
23 May 2017: International Transport Workers' Federation
30% of former crew claim outstanding - crew signed agreement with cargo interests' lawyer that can only be enforced in Bulgaria. Vessel now called Arinaga