Avlemon
10 seafarers abandoned on the Avlemon (IMO 9150298, flag Liberia) in PAX Ocean Shipyard, Zhoushan, China, 19 December 2017. ILO case 323, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 323
- IMO Number
- 9150298
- Flag
- Liberia
- Port of Abandonment
- PAX Ocean Shipyard, Zhoushan, China
- Abandonment Date
- 19 December 2017
- Notification Date
- 15 January 2018
- Seafarers
- 10
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
The vessel had been arrested by the Court since 17th Nov 2015. However the Court rejected the application of auction on Mar 2016 because the owner still managing the vessel.
On 19 Dec 2017, we received the email from 9 crew onbard. All crew members had not been paid for 2- 12 months. However the Master not willing cooperate with the crew.
3 crew members already completed their contract and requested for sign-off, but the company fails to arrange their repatriation.
Updates
27 April 2018: International Transport Workers' Federation
The P&I representative in China had sent the 4-months wages to all 10 crew’s bank accounts. (total US total US 128,361.56)
Now the vessel is looked after by some Chinese crew arranged by the Court. The Court will process for auction, would take about 6 months or more.
31 January 2018: Liberia
The Liberian Administration was notified via email on 1/6/2018 that 9 crew members on board the AVLEMON had not been paid: some for 2 months; others for between 6-9 months. Some other seafarers had completed their contracts and wished to be repatriated. The crew are running short on food, water and fuel.
Prior to the 1/6/2018 complaint, two off-signers complained in March and September 2017 respectively that their balance of wages were outstanding. The Administration was advised by the vessel’s management that the Company was facing financial constraints and needed time to resolve the off-signers’ wage issues. The March complaint was resolved in April 2017; the September complaint remains open as the owner has not responded.
19 January 2018: International Transport Workers' Federation
The seafarers applied to the insurance.
P&I/Abandonment insurer: American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Valid to 20 Feb 2018)