STAR SKN-151
18 seafarers abandoned on the STAR SKN-151 (IMO 8136300, flag Cook Islands) in Las Palmas, Spain, 15 September 2021. ILO case 579, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 579
- IMO Number
- 8136300
- Flag
- Cook Islands
- Port of Abandonment
- Las Palmas, Spain
- Abandonment Date
- 15 September 2021
- Notification Date
- 14 October 2021
- Seafarers
- 18
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Crew reports they have not received their wages up to 3 months.
Updates
7 March 2023: International Transport Workers' Federation
Payments made to the crew and confirmed by them.
10 February 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
Vessel has been broken up and we remain in dispute with the owners for some owed wages
19 November 2021: Other
From the Government of Cook Islands
This Administration has received the notification of the claim from ITF on 07 October 2021. No previous claim was received for the vessel in subject.
The vessel has been registered with Maritime Cook Islands since 2018. The vessel was in lay up for refit work and no operations were allowed by this Administration, during the period the claim is referring to.
The vessel is not subject to the application of the MLC, as per Article II.4 of the Convention.
As MLC Standard A2.5.2 does not apply to the vessel, no financial security insurance was in place.
Following the notification from ITF, Maritime Cook Islands has contacted the vessel owners who have provided documentary evidence of crew payment. The owners claim that the crew was paid in full till the end of October when a crew change has been carried out.
The vessel was, at the moment of notification of the claim from ITF, and currently is flying a flag other than the Cook Islands'.
With reference to report attached to your previous communication, and in particular to the date of notification, this Administration would kindly ask you to amend the date to 07/10/2021 (and not 2012). Furthermore, in the same section, the sentence in bracket (newly flagged under Cook Islands) should be removed as it is not correct.
8 November 2021: Spain
From Alternate Perm. Rep. to the IMO
We have just referred this information to our maritime administration. Our colleagues in Madrid will reach out the Local Maritime Authority in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
We will inform you as soon as we get further information on this particular case.