Zoya 1

16 seafarers abandoned on the Zoya 1 (IMO 9081174, flag Panama) in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 19 April 2018. ILO case 347, status: Inactive.

Status
Inactive
Abandonment ID
347
IMO Number
9081174
Flag
Panama
Port of Abandonment
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Abandonment Date
19 April 2018
Notification Date
24 May 2018
Seafarers
16
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Seafarers have not been paid for 5 months, company ignoring all attempts to contact them. 14 of 16 crew have expired contracts and want to be repatriated. P&I club contacted but they have said that the member is not up to date with premiums and therefore checking their obligations.

In view of the available information, the notification date has been set to 24 May 2018. (ILO, 8 April 2025)

Updates

21 February 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation

We have written to the ILO to set the status of this case to disputed, as we have lost contact with the crew and therefore cannot verify if all outstanding wages were received

18 January 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
We have not been able to communicate any further with the crew. It has not been possible for us to verify if the outstanding wages have been paid

31 December 2020: Panama
Through Email dated August 15, 2018, the Captain (initial complainant) and the Registered Agent provided this Administration a confirmation of payment, and that the repatriation was been taken care.
Through Email dated August 08, 2019, we informed of payments made, and requested that the Database is updated with this information.

24 May 2018: International Transport Workers' Federation
Wages now paid up to April.

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