Wardeh
34 seafarers abandoned on the Wardeh (IMO 7708285, flag Lebanon) in Mersin Port, Türkiye, 24 August 2017. ILO case 318, status: Unresolved.
- Status
- Unresolved
- Abandonment ID
- 318
- IMO Number
- 7708285
- Flag
- Lebanon
- Port of Abandonment
- Mersin Port, Türkiye
- Abandonment Date
- 24 August 2017
- Notification Date
- 28 November 2017
- Seafarers
- 34
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
More than 600.000 USD unpaid wages. 5 months has been spent at the anchorage area. No food, drinking water and Bunkers. Vessel is arrested by the court decisions by 13 different creditors. ITF provided some emergency supplies but bunkers can only be supplied through local agent which requires a court decision - vessel is now close to black out.
In view of the available information, the notification date has been set to 28 November 2017. (ILO, 8 April 2025)
Updates
4 December 2017: International Chamber of Shipping
From: *****
Sent: lundi 4 décembre 2017 13:45
To: *****
Subject: RE: Wardeh
*****, Many thanks for your assistance on this with the Turkish Authorities. We have also been working closely with the Turkish Chamber of Shipping and its member in Mersin last week to try to get a suitable resolution to this case quickly. Please do not hesitate to let us know if there is anything you wish us to ask them to do to assist in this regard.
*****
27 November 2017: International Transport Workers' Federation
Whole Turkish authorities are well aware of the case and official correspondence among them is apparently on-going.