Shang Yuan Bao
12 seafarers abandoned on the Shang Yuan Bao (IMO 8126070) in Luoyuan, China, 21 February 2019. ILO case 386, status: Disputed.
- Status
- Disputed
- Abandonment ID
- 386
- IMO Number
- 8126070
- Port of Abandonment
- Luoyuan, China
- Abandonment Date
- 21 February 2019
- Notification Date
- 4 March 2019
- Seafarers
- 12
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
This abandonment presents particularly difficult problems as the vessel was deflagged on 1 September 2018 for engaging in ship to ship transfer with a DPRK registered vessel, thus violating a UN sanction. The ship engaged in a ship-to-ship transfer, likely of oil, with UN-designated DPRK vessel M/V PAEK MA on May 18, 2018. The ship was de-flagged in Sept 2018.
The crew have not been paid since September 2018 and it is not currently clear whether any P&I cover exists and whether the former flag (Panama) will take any responsibility. The owner is unresponsive.
P&I cover exists and whether the former flag (Panama) will take any responsibility. The owner is unresponsive.
Updates
25 April 2019: International Transport Workers' Federation
The ITF and the ICS have formally requested the ILO and the IMO to intervene. The IMO and ILO are requested to use any diplomatic channels available to resolve the situation in the interests of the crew.
4 March 2019: International Transport Workers' Federation
At least one member of the crew is ill and requires hospital attention. There is no response from the owner on this issue despite several attempts to contact them.