Fairy Tale
6 seafarers abandoned on the Fairy Tale (IMO 9660413, flag Belize) in Durban, South Africa, 12 January 2022. ILO case 615, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 615
- IMO Number
- 9660413
- Flag
- Belize
- Port of Abandonment
- Durban, South Africa
- Abandonment Date
- 12 January 2022
- Notification Date
- 17 January 2022
- Seafarers
- 6
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
2 months owed wages and a lack of food, water and fuel. The seafarers want to be repatriated but have not been vaccinated yet
Updates
14 September 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
The crew’s wages have been received at the ITF and we have transferred the individual amounts due to each seafarer. The ITF also recovered the costs of the provisions and fuel supplied, and costs towards the legal arrest. The arrest is being lifted and the vessel released.
22 April 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
The remaining 6 crew have been repatriated by the ITF. The vessel is currently unmanned in agreement with the South African authorities but remains under arrest to support the crew claim of owed wages.
6 April 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
The owners have informed us that a replacement crew has been secured, but we are yet to receive any details of when they will arrive. 2AE (3/E on his contract) was repatriated by the ITF as he needed to return home to complete his competency exams.
10 February 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
Vessel has been arrested by the crew with legal assistance from the ITF. A petition to sell the vessel has been made.
Working with the local Mission to Seafarers and SAMSA the ITF has provided funds for provisions and fuel. Between us we are also arranging for the seafarers to be vaccinated