| Abandonment ID: | 00545 |
| Ship name: | President[disputed] |
| Flag: | Panama |
| 7-digit IMO no.: | 8410665 |
| Port of abandonment: | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Abandonment date: | 28 May 2021 |
| Notification date: | 11 June 2021 |
| Reporting Member Govt. or Org.: | ITF |
| No. of Seafarers: | 15 |
| Nationalities: | Venezuela(15) |
| Circumstances: | P&I: Arsenal Insurance Company.
Products Tanker
3 months unpaid wages. Lack of food, water and fuel.
The crew are using the reserve fuel oil and they blackout the vessel between 10:00 until 18:00.
Drinking water will run out soon.
Garbage on board for more 1 month.
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| Actions taken: | 3 June 2021: Flag State informed
Other
Contacted the owners and Panama Maritime Authority.
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| Repatriation status: | Repatriated
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| Payment status: | Payment Pending
US$66,000.
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| Comments and Observations: | ITF (10 August 2021)
5 crewmembers have been repatriated to Venezuela without any owed wages being paid. 9 Venezuelan crew remain on board with food shortages, without wages and under threat from the shipowner. Disputed.
ITF (30 November 2021)
We understand that AMP Panamanian Maritime Authority sent at Inspector at Guyana to assess the situation. Crew have been repatriated to Venezuela but their wages remain unpaid.
Govt. of Panama (17 January 2023)
To date, the seafarers are pending payment of salaries for $5,800.00 in addition to transportation expenses.
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