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.