| Abandonment ID: | 00845 |
| Ship name: | Blue Sky III[disputed] |
| Flag: | Tanzania |
| 7-digit IMO no.: | 6705949 |
| Port of abandonment: | Lorient, France |
| Abandonment date: | 7 December 2023 |
| Notification date: | 8 December 2023 |
| Reporting Member Govt. or Org.: | ITF |
| No. of Seafarers: | 3 |
| Nationalities: | Georgia(3) |
| Circumstances: | P&I : Unknown
Type : Ice Breaker
The vessel has had a significant number engine problems. PPE not provided on board. Sub-standard vessel 3 Georgian seafarers asked to sign off on 1st December 2023.
Crew signed off in France on Tuesday 5th December 2023 and had flights booked by the owner. When the crew arrived in transit in Istanbul, the seafarers were told that the next flights were cancelled by owner. Wages below ILO |
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| Actions taken: | 7 December 2023: Flag State informed
Contacted the owners, flag state and port state
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| Repatriation status: | 8 December 2023: Repatriation pending
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| Comments and Observations: | ITF (8 December 2023)
Vessel is now named Sky III
Tanzania flag state provided an exemption to sail with only 6 seafarers instead of 7 ( as per MSMC).
The crew is in danger because the ship is old, engine is not working properly
Govt. of Georgia (22 December 2023)
I am writing in reference to your letter dated 12 December 2023, concerning the IMO/ILO joint database on the abandonment of seafarers and its new entry procedure on the website. I wish to express our full support for the outlined measures and confirm that we have no further comments to add.
ITF (6 March 2024)
Seafarers have been repatriated but payment still outstanding
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