BGMS Pride
11 seafarers abandoned on the BGMS Pride (IMO 9733129, flag Marshall Islands) in Damman, Saudi Arabia, 1 April 2022. ILO case 664, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 664
- IMO Number
- 9733129
- Flag
- Marshall Islands
- Port of Abandonment
- Damman, Saudi Arabia
- Abandonment Date
- 1 April 2022
- Notification Date
- 24 June 2022
- Seafarers
- 11
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
11 seafarers have outstanding wages for 4 months (February, March April and May).
Many of them want to be repatriated home, as soon as they paid.
Updates
17 March 2023: International Transport Workers' Federation
All owed wages received and the crew have been repatriated
28 July 2022: Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator respectfully requests that this case is closed out as the BGMS Pride crew have all now been paid and repatriated as provided in the attached and summarized below.
1. Flight Tickets (of 04 remaining crew of BGMS Pride who were repatriated to their home country 26-07-2022).
2. TT Copies of transferring June 2022 salaries, bearing in mind that 03rd Eng agreed with the BGMS Team to travel to his home country and requested a salary transfer later after reaching his home country due to the war in Ukraine.
3. TT Copies of transferring July 2022 salaries (Signed by all 04 remaining crew of BGMS Pride – paid in Cash as per Crew Request).
20 July 2022: Other
International Registries, Inc. sent below message.
The vessel is undergoing a management change. It is our understanding that new crew will be brought in, and current crew repatriated.
13 July 2022: Marshall Islands
The crew have been paid through May. We are checking on the status of repatriations and will provide an update in due course.