Abo Alyssa
10 seafarers abandoned on the Abo Alyssa (IMO 7724019, flag Togo) in Nemrut, Türkiye, 26 March 2019. ILO case 394, status: Disputed.
- Status
- Disputed
- Abandonment ID
- 394
- IMO Number
- 7724019
- Flag
- Togo
- Port of Abandonment
- Nemrut, Türkiye
- Abandonment Date
- 26 March 2019
- Notification Date
- 17 June 2019
- Seafarers
- 10
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Crew have complained that they have not been paid for up to six months. The vessel has been banned from EU ports by Italian PSC and is currently at anchorage while issues are being resolved.
Updates
2 July 2021: International Transport Workers' Federation
All crew repatriated. Last 3 crewmembers (Syria (2), India (1) were deducted the cost of their travel home and paid for their own PCR tests. We have contacted the owner to reimburse the illegal deductions but have received no response. Disputed.
17 June 2019: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crewmembers have reported falsification of certificates, demands for payment in return for training, wages paid only in cash or not at all, no access to shore leave, inadequate safety equipment and falsified work and rest hours.
Reports suggest that local authorities are more interested in removing the vessel from the area than assisting abandoned crew as the vessel is seen to present a risk to other vessels in the area.