| Abandonment ID: | 00900 |
| Ship name: | Astoria Grande [disputed] |
| Flag: | Palau |
| 7-digit IMO no.: | 9112789 |
| Port of abandonment: | Haydarpasa, Turkiye |
| Abandonment date: | 3 January 2024 |
| Notification date: | 28 February 2024 |
| Reporting Member Govt. or Org.: | ITF |
| No. of Seafarers: | 11 |
| Nationalities: | Indonesia(2); Russian Federation(2); Türkiye(2) |
| Circumstances: | P&I : Ingosstrakh (Russia)
Type : Passenger/Cruise
6 seafarers who have all been repatriated and 5 seafarers who are still on board are owed 2 months wages. Current crew members inform us that they have not been given written employment contracts |
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| Actions taken: | 22 January 2024: Flag State informed
Contacted the owners, flag state and P&I club
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| Comments and Observations: | ITF (28 February 2024)
The company has begun paying some of the crew, but
nonetheless the affected crew were owed two months wages
ITF (9 April 2024)
The crew who signed off the vessel have not confirmed that they received their outstanding wages, and they are no longer responding.
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