New Orion
9 seafarers abandoned on the New Orion (IMO 9250141, flag Cameroon) in Jiangyin, China, 18 November 2020. ILO case 485, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 485
- IMO Number
- 9250141
- Flag
- Cameroon
- Port of Abandonment
- Jiangyin, China
- Abandonment Date
- 18 November 2020
- Notification Date
- 18 November 2020
- Seafarers
- 9
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
The ship was previously abandoned under the name ‘LIBERTY PRRUDENCIA’ (and under the flag of Hong Kong, China) from 2016 to 2017.
Seafarers employment Agreements of 9 seafarers in this ship have already expired and there is no effective contracts. An Oiler is staying in the ship for more than 18 months. They have raised complaints to the company several times but no response from the company. Food and water are critically in shortage.
Updates
4 October 2023: International Transport Workers' Federation
Following an issue gaining access to Taiwanese water due to the inactive abandonment case, the new owners of the New Orion, now renamed Dongya, have chosen to settle the outstanding wages owed to the former crew.
Funds to settle all outstanding amounts have been transferred to ITF London for distribution.
We now consider this case resolved and would be grateful if you would update the database to reflect this.
4 December 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
The crew are no longer responding to our messages, and therefore we have lost contact
10 February 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
9 crews received outstanding salaries from April 2020 to July 2021 on 08 Sept 2021 when they signed off except 1 crew (2/E) who stayed on the vessel by his own decision.
Remaining unpaid salaries from Aug to 08 Sept 2021 (Total USD 39,659.13)
4 February 2021: International Maritime Organisation
In this regard it is also recalled that Mr. Marios Stephanides, Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to IMO, in an earlier message kindly requested the IMO Secretariat to provide documentary evidence that the registered owner is registered in Cyprus, and also to ascertain and provide the name, registered address and the address from where the company conducts its business of (as defined is SOLAS regulation IX/1 and STCW regulation I/1) operating the ship in question, together with the related documentary evidence. All relevant documentation, which can be found on IMO GISIS, is herewith attached and I take it from this information that Cyprus may now ascertain its jurisdiction and competency to conduct an investigation in order to investigate the case.
4 February 2021: Ukraine
From Mission of Urkaine to the IMO
As far as I'm informed the shipowner, Cyprus-based company "VERCANIA HOLDINGS LTD" hasn't fulfilled its contractual obligations (paying arrears of wages, supply of food and drinking water, fuel, medicines, as well as the repatriation of seafarers).
According to my capital, Ukraine's Embassy in Cyprus attempted to liaise with the shipowner, but its representatives contunue to evade contacts with any parties concerned, including the competent authorities of Cyprus.