Explorer
20 seafarers abandoned on the Explorer (IMO 9542077, flag Liberia) in Casablanca, Morocco, 2 June 2020. ILO case 438, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 438
- IMO Number
- 9542077
- Flag
- Liberia
- Port of Abandonment
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Abandonment Date
- 2 June 2020
- Notification Date
- 9 June 2020
- Seafarers
- 20
- Reporting Org.
- Liberia - Liberian Registry
Circumstances
The crew reported being unpaid since January 2020.
The London P&I Club (20/2/2020-20/2/2021)
Updates
27 August 2020: Liberia
On 8 June 2020, the Administration sent a follow up communication to The London P and I club for update on the processing of claim for MLC liability.
On 8 July 2020, the Administration received a report that the mortgagee bank of the vessel settled the crew wages.
On 4 August 2020, the Administration received a report that the vessel was already released from arrest in Casablanca, and already sailed to a discharge port in France where repatriation of the crew occurred.
3 June 2020: Other
The London P&I club confirmed that they will investigate the report of abandonment and filing a claim.
2 June 2020: Other
The shipowner informed the Liberian Registry that the vessel was arrested in Morocco by her creditors and crew members have not received their wages from March 2020 to date.