Palanga Spirit
16 seafarers abandoned on the Palanga Spirit (IMO 9133733, flag Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) in Las Palmas, Spain, 17 February 2017. ILO case 281, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 281
- IMO Number
- 9133733
- Flag
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Port of Abandonment
- Las Palmas, Spain
- Abandonment Date
- 17 February 2017
- Notification Date
- 24 April 2017
- Seafarers
- 16
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Vessel came from Port of Spain; crew had not received their wages since December and some of them from previous contracts. Vessel detained by PSC in Las Palmas due to MLC 2006 and Technical issues. The vessel holds insurance for MLC A2.5.2, with the Swedish club, but the Piraeus office disputes the interpretation of the MLC.
Updates
International Transport Workers' Federation
Company has now paid salaries up to February.
17 May 2017: International Transport Workers' Federation
From: ***
Sent: mercredi 17 mai 2017 09:49
To: ***
Subject: FW: PALANGA SPIRIT - good news!...
Dear All
After a few false hopes, I’m pleased to report that the Palanga Spirit case now appears to be resolved.
Best, ***
8 May 2017: Spain
The Govt. of Spain asked the below comments to be added.
“Spain has not received any notification or has no grounds to consider that the ship has been abandoned in accordance with the information available as of the end of April 2017”