Abou Karim II

35 seafarers abandoned on the Abou Karim II (IMO 7615309, flag Lebanon) in Cape Verde, Cabo Verde, 17 October 2017. ILO case 310, status: Inactive.

Status
Inactive
Abandonment ID
310
IMO Number
7615309
Flag
Lebanon
Port of Abandonment
Cape Verde, Cabo Verde
Abandonment Date
17 October 2017
Notification Date
17 October 2017
Seafarers
35
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Bankruptcy and arrest by bunkering companies

Updates

9 December 2020: International Transport Workers' Federation
Contact with the crew has been lost and we have closed the case.

14 June 2018: International Transport Workers' Federation
From: *****
Sent: jeudi 14 juin 2018 16:13
To: *****
Subject: Abou Karim II - update

Dear All
We understand that the crew have left this vessel and that in January they attempted, along with 2 other creditors, to place an arrest on the vessel to get their money back from the owners. However, we further understand that Abou Karim II has now been seized by the Cape Verde maritime authorities as a danger to maritime safety given that there are no seafarers on board. Therefore the arrests have been overtaken by the abandonment procedure.
At this time we do not know what has happened to the seafarers, we are trying to verify but have limited access to information.
Best, *****

31 October 2017: International Transport Workers' Federation
The crew cannot obtain the Insurance Certificate from the Captain who is not co-operative.

Vessel is insured with Al-Bahriah Insurance and Reinsurance until 26/10/2017 but since Lebanon has not ratified the MLC it is not known if this would include abandonment cover.

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