Hua Jian 1
11 seafarers abandoned on the Hua Jian 1 (IMO 7908732, flag Togo) in Fuzhou anchorage, China, 7 September 2020. ILO case 475, status: Disputed.
- Status
- Disputed
- Abandonment ID
- 475
- IMO Number
- 7908732
- Flag
- Togo
- Port of Abandonment
- Fuzhou anchorage, China
- Abandonment Date
- 7 September 2020
- Notification Date
- 23 October 2020
- Seafarers
- 11
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
On 29 Aug 2020 the new buyer only provide 3-week provisions on board, then there has been no contact with them since.
On 7 Sep the Master sent a letter to local MSA to report they had been abandoned by owner
Updates
13 December 2021: International Transport Workers' Federation
On 11 Dec 2020, Chinese MSA sent salvage boat to rescue the vessel. All crew leave the vessel and had been arranged stay in hotel by MSA. On 16 Dec 2020, 10 Myanmar had been repatriated, at their own expense. On 17 Dec 2020, 1 Indonesian crew had been repatriated on Embassy cost.
9 December 2020: International Transport Workers' Federation
ITF has provided food and water to the crew in early December 2020.
23 October 2020: International Transport Workers' Federation
July 2020 – ITF inspector in Hong Kong has been negotiating with the ship manager and the new buyer. The new buyer pledged that once they have reached the agreement with owner, he will settle all unpaid wages.
The Myanmar Embassy and the local MSA in China have been informed respectively about the case. As the negotiation is on-going, the authorities keep monitoring the case development.
05/09/2020 - Contacted the new buyer, he confirmed that they will not take over the vessel. Contacted the previous owner representative, he confirmed that he had left the company, and no one is in charge of the vessel.
08/09/2020 - Contacted a lawyer in China to assist the crew.