| Abandonment ID: | 00888 |
| Ship name: | Hims 5 |
| Flag: | Saudi Arabia |
| 7-digit IMO no.: | 9821562 |
| Port of abandonment: | Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia |
| Abandonment date: | 1 November 2023 |
| Notification date: | 18 February 2024 |
| Reporting Member Govt. or Org.: | ITF |
| No. of Seafarers: | 23 |
| Nationalities: | Azerbaijan(1); Egypt(3); Ghana(1); India(14); Jordan(2); Saudi Arabia(1); Tanzania, United Republic of(1) |
| Circumstances: | P&I : GARD
Type : Offshore Construction Vessel, jack up
4 seafarers complaining of not receiving their wages for between 2 and 5 months.
Other crew alleged to be to afraid to complain, but the information we have received is that they are also owed wages for 5 or more months. |
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| Actions taken: | 18 February 2024: Flag State informed
Contacted the owners, managers, Flag state, P&I and Saudi Arabia maritime authorities
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| Repatriation status: | 18 February 2024: Repatriation pending
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| Payment status: | 18 February 2024: Payment Pending
US$28,400
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| Comments and Observations: | ITF (18 February 2024)
Some of seafarers have being disembarked to the company facility and then repatriated without being paid. The owners are the same as the abandoned vessels HADI 21, HADI 37, HADI 52
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