Sultan Bey
14 seafarers abandoned on the Sultan Bey (IMO 9437799, flag Malta) in Ravenna, Italy, 30 June 2020. ILO case 486, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 486
- IMO Number
- 9437799
- Flag
- Malta
- Port of Abandonment
- Ravenna, Italy
- Abandonment Date
- 30 June 2020
- Notification Date
- 18 November 2020
- Seafarers
- 14
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
The vessel is part of the PALMALI fleet. The vessel was stopped by Ravenna’s PSC for MLC deficiency including salary not paid, lower than min ILO standards and contract longest than 12 months in some cases. After several attempts ITF convinced the crew to move the case to a court. Part of the salaries have been paid by the owner (4 months each)
Updates
10 February 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
All 13 crew have been repatriated and received their owed wages
5 March 2021: International Transport Workers' Federation
All crew have been repatriated but have received none of the outstanding wages. The next court date is yet to be set.
11 December 2020: Italy
From Embassy of Italy
The Maltese flag Sultan Bey, managed by Palmali Shipping & Agency, arrived in the port of Ravenna on 16 July 2020 with 14 seamen on board.
The crew was repatriated on 23 and 24 October at the expense of the "Seafarers' Welfare Committee" of Ravenna for a total of € 10,937.60 (the financial security provided for by the MLC 2006 was not activated). In the absence of a response to the numerous letters sent to the flag State, it was not possible to prove the validity and/or falsity of the insurance.
The ship is still subject to the following sequestration measures:
• 300,000 euros for crew salaries
• 130 thousand euros for the bunker
• 190 thousand euros for cargo damage.
9 December 2020: International Transport Workers' Federation
Application to arrest the vessel made on 21st October 2020.
No crew on board, all crew repatriated on 23rd October 2020.
18 November 2020: International Transport Workers' Federation
This vessel is part of the PALMALI SHIPPING & AGENCY company, which has a number of abandoned vessels around the world.