Qaaswa
19 seafarers abandoned on the Qaaswa (IMO 9438250, flag United Arab Emirates) in Sfax, Tunisia, 12 May 2017. ILO case 288, status: Unresolved.
- Status
- Unresolved
- Abandonment ID
- 288
- IMO Number
- 9438250
- Flag
- United Arab Emirates
- Port of Abandonment
- Sfax, Tunisia
- Abandonment Date
- 12 May 2017
- Notification Date
- 3 July 2017
- Seafarers
- 19
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Vessel has many safety deficiencies, 23 identified by PSC. Owner refusing to pay and repatriate crew, instead pressing them to sail to Egypt. Same owner as Ocean Pride and Al Shajrah Moon.
Updates
17 July 2017: International Transport Workers' Federation
Following the intervention of ITF, Tunisian PSC and the Tunisian ITF affiliated union, all the crew bar one were paid up until the end of May. One crew member is still owed wages for May and 24 days of June. The rest of the crew are owned for 24 days of June prior to repatriation.