Vinashin 5
24 seafarers abandoned on the Vinashin 5 (IMO 8301644, flag Mongolia) in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 4 June 2009. ILO case 79, status: Inactive.
- Status
- Inactive
- Abandonment ID
- 79
- IMO Number
- 8301644
- Flag
- Mongolia
- Port of Abandonment
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Abandonment Date
- 4 June 2009
- Notification Date
- 12 June 2009
- Seafarers
- 24
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
No cargo on board, 4-6 months wages owed, some contracts expired. Only communication on board via a mobile telephone. Seafarers seeking repatriation, no contact with owner.
Updates
16 July 2009: International Maritime Organisation
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