Abandonment ID: | 00238 |
Ship name: | [Perekopskiy - resolved] |
Flag: | Ukraine |
7-digit IMO no.: | 8510831 |
Port of abandonment: | La Plata - Argentina |
Abandonment date: | 4 February 2016 |
Notification date: | 6 April 2016 |
Reporting Member Govt. or Org.: | ITF |
No. of Seafarers: | 2 |
Nationalities: | Ukraine(2) |
Circumstances: | This ship was originally abandoned in 2008. The current crew of two have been on board for 8 months without any salary and substandard accommodation and provisions. It is understood that 8-10 million USD are needed for repairs to the vessel. There is no local agent supplying the vessel since the owner stopped paying 12 months ago. In addition there are debts to the shipyard apparently amounting to USD 2 million. The Ukrainian consulate is assisting with food but not with repatriation. |
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Actions taken: | March 2016: Flag State informed Notified to Consulate in Argentina
Other Inspection to the ship. Contacts made : Consulate of Ukraine, National Coast Guard, Argentine Government.
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Repatriation status: | Repatriation pending
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Payment status: | Payment Pending 2 seafarers. Owed wages: around USD 12,000
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Comments and Observations: | ITF (16 December 2016) Case open but seafarers repatriated
ITF (15 May 2017) Seafarers were repatriated without wages, since then 2 new seafarers joined the vessel and also not paid.
ITF (7 December 2017) Crew repatriated. One seafarer confirmed wages received through courts, the rest cannot be reached.
ITF (13 June 2018) From: Katie Higginbottom [mailto:Higginbottom_Katie@itf.org.uk] Sent: mercredi 13 juin 2018 15:29 Subject: FW: Report to close an abandon case
Dear All Please be advised that the Perekopskiy case is now considered resolved. Best, Katie
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