Cuteta

35 seafarers abandoned on the Cuteta (IMO 8605935, flag Angola) in Dakar, Senegal, 18 November 2021. ILO case 591, status: Unresolved.

Status
Unresolved
Abandonment ID
591
IMO Number
8605935
Flag
Angola
Port of Abandonment
Dakar, Senegal
Abandonment Date
18 November 2021
Notification Date
30 November 2021
Seafarers
35
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

The crew have not received their salaries since January 2021.

Updates

10 August 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
The court has ordered the shipowner to pay the wages, we're now waiting for the sale of the ship.

15 November 2022: International Chamber of Shipping
I had the chat with my Angolan contacts. According to them, the Cuteta (fishing vessel) case has been ‘partially’ resolved with part of the wages having been paid. The shipowners apparently came to some sort of agreement with the seafarers to continue to work so they can be paid and they apparently accepted this arrangement. Based on this arrangement between the shipowner and the seafarers concerned, Angola seems to have deemed this issue as resolved.

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