Miss Lilie 1

5 seafarers abandoned on the Miss Lilie 1 (IMO 5298963, flag Palau) in Port de Paix, Haiti, 28 July 2022. ILO case 679, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
679
IMO Number
5298963
Flag
Palau
Port of Abandonment
Port de Paix, Haiti
Abandonment Date
28 July 2022
Notification Date
3 August 2022
Seafarers
5
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Vessel detained by local government on suspicion of arms trafficking and smuggling.

Updates

30 November 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
Payments made to the Cook, Chief Engineer and AB. Two Honduran crew received tickets from the owner to travel back to Honduras on 9 August 2022. Guatemalan crew member to depart 16 August 2022. National embassies arranged travel documents in place of the confiscated passports.

3 August 2022: International Transport Workers' Federation
Local authorities have confiscated passports of remaining crew members. The Captain has departed the vessel and left remaining crew to deal with the circumstances. No responses from owners when crew members make requests regarding resolution to the situation. Crew members have contacted their respective embassies in the Dominican Republic as the nearest location to Haiti.

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