Best 8

18 seafarers abandoned on the Best 8 (IMO 9114050, flag Palau) in Suez Canal, Egypt, 4 March 2023. ILO case 801, status: Resolved.

Status
Resolved
Abandonment ID
801
IMO Number
9114050
Flag
Palau
Port of Abandonment
Suez Canal, Egypt
Abandonment Date
4 March 2023
Notification Date
28 September 2023
Seafarers
18
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

1 Syrian seafarer (Oiler) has complained that he has outstanding wages of 9 months. The seafarers joined the vessel on 4th January 2023 and has not been paid since.
The seafarer is prepared to repatriate himself from Egypt without his wages.
Seafarer advises that he was never given an Employment Contract

Updates

27 November 2023: International Transport Workers' Federation
Seafarers have received their outstanding wages and been repatriated

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