Koubia
9 seafarers abandoned on the Koubia (IMO 8606733, flag Guinea) in Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain, 19 January 2023. ILO case 725, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 725
- IMO Number
- 8606733
- Flag
- Guinea
- Port of Abandonment
- Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain
- Abandonment Date
- 19 January 2023
- Notification Date
- 25 January 2023
- Seafarers
- 9
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Crew has not been paid for the past 9 months.
Updates
24 October 2023: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew have received all outstanding wages. Total of $324,286.00
7 February 2023: Spain
Dear Mr. de Boer, please see below the information submitted by the Local Maritime Authority in Las Palmas on the situation of the fishing vessel ‘KOUBIA’, IMO Number 8606733, flag: Guinea abandoned in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain having on board 9 seafarers.
1. ITF Local representative informed Las Palmas Maritime Authority that the crew of the fishing vessel Koubia were working with no employment contracts and that they did not receive their salaries for 9 months. ITF’s protocol was applied including notification of the abandonment and communications with shipowner.
2. On 8 February Local Agent hands over 137.073,01 € in cash to the captain. According to information provided by the shipowner, this amount covers the unpaid wages until 2022.
25 January 2023: International Transport Workers' Federation
Complaint coming from one crewmember. The rest do not wish to complain. Vessel in Las Palmas under repair