Shetab (Mataf Venture)

7 seafarers abandoned on the Shetab (Mataf Venture) (IMO 9208019, flag Iran (Islamic Republic of)) in Kish, Iran (Islamic Republic of), 3 January 2021. ILO case 583, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
583
IMO Number
9208019
Flag
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Port of Abandonment
Kish, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Abandonment Date
3 January 2021
Notification Date
25 October 2021
Seafarers
7
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

7 crew claiming wages in some cases they are unpaid for 7, 8 and 10 months.
Repatriation requested by all the crew.
Difficult living conditions with a constant lack of provisions, which cannot be conserved because the refrigeration does not work because of a lack of fuel to run the generator.
Crew use generator only for cooking, the rest of the time they have no lighting.

Updates

13 June 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
Seafarers received their outstanding wages

10 February 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
One crewmember (Master) was repatriated, but not paid all his wages. Company simply refuse to pay him his total dues. Another crewmember who was disembarked some weeks ago has now been repatriated to Sri Lanka.
The Pakistani seafarer is still waiting the company to complete his payment installations and be repatriated.
The Myanmar oiler remains on board who remains unpaid for 8 months and continues to live experience inhumane conditions, with no electricity at all on board, and if forced to go to another vessel to eat twice a day. He is seeking urgent payment and repatriation.

25 October 2021: International Transport Workers' Federation
One of the crew was disembarked on 15 Oct and paid his dues and flight on 16th.
6 crew remain actually on board.
Vessel name recently changed from Mataf Venture.

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