Geo Star
11 seafarers abandoned on the Geo Star (IMO 7833107, flag Togo) in CONSTANTA SOUTH AGIGEA, Romania, 2 February 2017. ILO case 267, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 267
- IMO Number
- 7833107
- Flag
- Togo
- Port of Abandonment
- CONSTANTA SOUTH AGIGEA, Romania
- Abandonment Date
- 2 February 2017
- Notification Date
- 20 March 2017
- Seafarers
- 11
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
VESSEL ARRESTED BY PSC (MLC 2006) Crew have not been paid for 3 months, poor living conditions, water and food are finished and generators will be soon turned off. Owners not responding to requests from the crew. Application has been made to the P&I abandonment insurance, Rosgosstrakh.
Updates
27 March 2018: International Transport Workers' Federation
From: *****
Sent: 27 March 2018 14:40
To: ***
Cc: ***
Subject: RE: MV Geo Star - Legal Action request to be approved
Dear ***,
I am pleased to inform you that m/v Geo Star sold and crewmembers received full their unpaid wages (US 174.347,70 $). The last 3 crew-members repatriated and I received all money spent to maintained minimum living conditions on board, therefore money received from ITF for crew of M/V Geo Star fully recovered and now will be paid back to ITF.
Best regards,
***
***
ITF Inspector
3 October 2017: International Transport Workers' Federation
From: ***
Sent: 03 October 2017 10:52
To: ***
Cc: ***
Subject: Geo Star update
Dear all
I pleased to say I received the update below from our inspector in Romania. It has taken 8 months for the insurers to pay out, but I suppose we can better late than never…
Best, ***
I am glad to inform you that yesterday I had confirmation that all crewmembers received 4 months wages from Rosgosstrakh, except master 's daughter who must sign some documents and then money will be paid to her too. I am now arranging repatriation for crew on Insurer account. So, we have apply MLC 2006 provisions from start (when vessel were arrested) to the end (when seafarers received 4 months wages) even in Romania and even on Rosgosstrakh case.
Best regards,
****
***
23 May 2017: International Transport Workers' Federation
Vessel arrested on behalf of crew on 28 April. Master died of a heart attack 02 May 2017. P&I insurance expired 31 March 2017.