Essco Bounty
14 seafarers abandoned on the Essco Bounty (IMO 8132952, flag Panama) in Tema, Ghana, 4 August 2006. ILO case 44, status: Inactive.
- Status
- Inactive
- Abandonment ID
- 44
- IMO Number
- 8132952
- Flag
- Panama
- Port of Abandonment
- Tema, Ghana
- Abandonment Date
- 4 August 2006
- Notification Date
- 4 August 2006
- Seafarers
- 14
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Salary unpaid varies from 2 to 7 months, at the end of July $72,000 outstanding, no food, no bunker, vessel black out at night.
Updates
Panama
Flag has been changed into Slovakia since 2004, and the name also changed into ALKISTIS since 2007-02.
16 December 2016: International Transport Workers' Federation
Case closed but details not available
21 January 2008: International Transport Workers' Federation
This vessel was renamed Maria A in December 2006, and then again Alkistis in March 2007.
18 December 2006: International Transport Workers' Federation
Wages now partially paid, however there remains an outstanding issue regarding overtime. Although the vessel was auctioned it failed to reach the reserve price. The crew have now been repatriated.
22 August 2006: International Transport Workers' Federation
Negotiations on going with Brilliant Maritime Services Ltd where they have taken a commitment to pay off the crew and repatriate them, in exchange they would expect full cooperation from the crew to sail the vessel to Cape Town, South Africa where they intend to re-arrest the vessel and have it sold off. Supplies will be replenished, i.e. food, water, Gasoil, luboil on BMS cost.