PSD 104
8 seafarers abandoned on the PSD 104 (IMO 9191802, flag United Republic of Tanzania) in Durban, South Africa, 1 March 2023. ILO case 739, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 739
- IMO Number
- 9191802
- Flag
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Port of Abandonment
- Durban, South Africa
- Abandonment Date
- 1 March 2023
- Notification Date
- 15 March 2023
- Seafarers
- 8
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Crew unpaid, left on board of ship without maintenance since date of joining. Ship in a state of total blackout, detained by PSC (SAMSA).
Updates
16 November 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew received their outstanding wages and were repatriated.
12 July 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew have returned home without their wages
4 April 2023: Pakistan
Reference is made to the e-mail received on March 19, 2023 from your good office regarding information on the abandonment of vessel ARUN-5 (IMO No.9191802).
2. Reportedly there were 08 seafarers on board the vessel, wherein 04 seafarers are from India and O4 from Pakistan.
3. Government Shipping Office, Pakistan has made a thorough search of its seafarers' engagement record but the subject vessel was not found in the list of registered vessels approved to engage Pakistani seafarers.
4. It will be very kind of you if you can acquire and share the details of the Principal that employed the Pakistani seafarer alongwith seafarer's employment agreement, P&I club's detail and crew list of the ill-fated vessel, enabling this office to initiate appropriate action accordingly.
15 March 2023: International Transport Workers' Federation
Provisions and support for the crew has been provided by the chaplains from the mission in Durban, South Africa.
To date there has been no response whatsoever from the flag state