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Sultan Bey[resolved]

IMO9437799


Abandonment ID: 00486
Ship name:Sultan Bey[resolved]
Flag:Malta
7-digit IMO no.:9437799
Port of abandonment:Ravenna, Italy
Abandonment date:30 June 2020
Notification date:18 November 2020
Reporting Member Govt. or Org.:ITF
No. of Seafarers:14
Nationalities:Türkiye(1); Azerbaijan(11); Ukraine(2)
Circumstances:P&I: ABSOLUTE INSURANCE LTD, MOSCOW

General Cargo

The vessel is part of the PALMALI fleet. The vessel was stopped by Ravenna’s PSC for MLC deficiency including salary not paid, lower than min ILO standards and contract longest than 12 months in some cases. After several attempts ITF convinced the crew to move the case to a court. Part of the salaries have been paid by the owner (4 months each)
Actions taken:23 June 2020: Flag State informed
Repatriation status:Repatriated
All seafarers repatriated by the local Welfare Committee.
Payment status:Partially paid
EU. 240,000
Comments and Observations:ITF (18 November 2020)
This vessel is part of the PALMALI SHIPPING & AGENCY company, which has a number of abandoned vessels around the world.

ITF (9 December 2020)
Application to arrest the vessel made on 21st October 2020.
No crew on board, all crew repatriated on 23rd October 2020.

Govt. of Italy (11 December 2020)
From Embassy of Italy
The Maltese flag Sultan Bey, managed by Palmali Shipping & Agency, arrived in the port of Ravenna on 16 July 2020 with 14 seamen on board.
The crew was repatriated on 23 and 24 October at the expense of the "Seafarers' Welfare Committee" of Ravenna for a total of € 10,937.60 (the financial security provided for by the MLC 2006 was not activated). In the absence of a response to the numerous letters sent to the flag State, it was not possible to prove the validity and/or falsity of the insurance.
The ship is still subject to the following sequestration measures:
• 300,000 euros for crew salaries
• 130 thousand euros for the bunker
• 190 thousand euros for cargo damage.


ITF (5 March 2021)
All crew have been repatriated but have received none of the outstanding wages. The next court date is yet to be set.

ITF (10 February 2022)
All 13 crew have been repatriated and received their owed wages

 
Entered: Friday - 11 February 2022 at 17:15:41
Last updated: Friday - 11 February 2022 at 17:16:45
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