Widad 3

5 seafarers abandoned on the Widad 3 (IMO 8847246, flag Mauritania) in Huelva, Spain, 27 October 2007. ILO case 60, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
60
IMO Number
8847246
Flag
Mauritania
Port of Abandonment
Huelva, Spain
Abandonment Date
27 October 2007
Notification Date
December 2007
Seafarers
5
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Owed Wages since June 2006, crew not receiving sufficient food and water from the shipowner or their agent, since 18.10.2007, food was eventually provided by the Red Cross. Vessel arrested on January 2006 by the previous Russian shipowner and by local agent.

Based on the available information, the notification date is set as 11 December 2007. (by ILO on 08/04/2025)

Updates

15 May 2017: International Transport Workers' Federation
Understand the crew were eventually paid. Vessels now trading under a different name and flag

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