GSP Uranus
19 seafarers abandoned on the GSP Uranus (IMO 8750792, flag Vanuatu) in Trkkc East Ayazli, Türkiye, 1 September 2023. ILO case 797, status: Disputed.
- Status
- Disputed
- Abandonment ID
- 797
- IMO Number
- 8750792
- Flag
- Vanuatu
- Port of Abandonment
- Trkkc East Ayazli, Türkiye
- Abandonment Date
- 1 September 2023
- Notification Date
- 18 September 2023
- Seafarers
- 19
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
All the crew on board have not been paid for 3 months.
Only 2 Mexican seafarers are making a complaint. The other crew members did not complain openly, fearing they would not be able to find work again.
Information received from the local Port Authority, there is a court-determined lien on the ship due to its debt. No port exit permit will be granted until this debt is paid.
Updates
27 November 2023: International Transport Workers' Federation
The seafarers were taken off the ship and repatriated to their home countries without being paid by the company. A crew change has taken place.
18 September 2023: International Transport Workers' Federation
Since MLC 2006 has not been ratified in Türkiye, the port authority will not intervene.