Ritchi Maru
14 seafarers abandoned on the Ritchi Maru (IMO 8805779, flag Sierra Leone) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 9 November 2020. ILO case 492, status: Disputed.
- Status
- Disputed
- Abandonment ID
- 492
- IMO Number
- 8805779
- Flag
- Sierra Leone
- Port of Abandonment
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Abandonment Date
- 9 November 2020
- Notification Date
- 18 December 2020
- Seafarers
- 14
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Crew have 6-8 months outstanding wages and the owner has seemingly stopped provisioning the vessel.
Updates
5 March 2021: International Transport Workers' Federation
6 Crew repatriated via sister vessel MT Prosper on 28 January 2021 with the assistance of ITF and Flag State.
Owner has partly paid outstanding wages totalling $USD 30,900.
The vessel left the anchorage of Kaohsiung on 12 January 2021.
5 February 2021: International Transport Workers' Federation
6 crew have received 3 months wages and been repatriated There is still 6 months outstanding wages. Disputed.
21 January 2021: International Transport Workers' Federation
4 crew repatriated via sister vessel M/T Prosper in January 2021. Owner has paid $30,900 of outstanding wages, which is partial payment. Vessel left Kaohsiung on 12/01/2021 believed to be heading to Taipei.