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<strong>Black</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Shame</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>2012</strong>A report prepared by ITF affiliated unions<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> regionParcipang unions:<strong>Sea</strong>men’s Syndicate <strong>of</strong> Bulgaria (SSB)<strong>Sea</strong>farers’ Trade Union <strong>of</strong> Bulgaria (STUB)DADDER – Marine Employees’ Solidarity Associaon, TurkeyGeorgian <strong>Sea</strong>farers’ Union (GSU)Marime Workers’ Trade Union <strong>of</strong> Ukraine (MTWTU)Romanian <strong>Sea</strong>farers’ Union (RSU)<strong>Sea</strong>farers’ Union <strong>of</strong> Russia (SUR)Ukrainian Marine Trade Unions’ Federaon (UMTUF)
INTERNATIONALTRANSPORTWORKERS’FEDERATIONTheInternationalTransportWorkers’Federation(ITF)isaninternationaltradeunionfederation<strong>of</strong>transportunionsrepresenting4.5milliontransportworkersin153countries.Foundedin1896,itisorganisedineightindustrialsections:seafarers,railways,roadtransport,civilaviation,ports,inlandnavigation,fisheriesandtourismservices.Itrepresentstransportworkersatworldlevelandpromotestheirintereststhroughglobalcampaigningandsolidarity.TheITFisone<strong>of</strong>10GlobalUnionFederationsalliedtotheInternationalTradeUnionConfederation(ITUC)andpart<strong>of</strong>theGlobalUnionsgroup.InternationalTransportWorkers’Federation4960BoroughRoadLondonSE11DRUnitedKingdomTel:+442073032733Fax:+442073577871Email:mail@itf.org.ukwww.itfglobal.orgwww.itfseafarers.org
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DWT2,0004,4,0006,6,0008,8,00012Charts©Inc,000 66,,000 110,000 1542,000 220©ISTFIXcome,0000,0004,0000,000CrewCost20,00025,00028,00035,0003tBunk37,873,5105,147,kers0000000000Port&Othe5,0007,0007,00010,000erPr<strong>of</strong>it3,2004,50014,00028,000(USD)00
Accidents,incidents&loss<strong>of</strong>lifeDate Vessel Flag IMONo Location Incident Injury/loss19.01.2010 m/vOrcunC MLD 7709344 Bosporus Ranaground andbrokeup02.02.2010 m/vAthena VCT 8878764 DneproBugsky Icecauseda holeinEng.room08.05.2010 m/vSeren TUR 7505774 DneproBugsky Ranaground Ayanoglu01.09.2010 m/vMedy TUR 7711660 Romaniancost Sank 16.09.2010 m/vSuper CUR 8025343 Istanbul Collisionwith Servant4MeziyetAna11.10.2010 m/vVasiliy MNG 8884945 Kerchstrait Sank 1dead,3missing,1injured08.11.2010 m/vEren KNA 8857760 Belgorod Ranaground Dnestrovskiy29.11.2010 m/vKarim1 SLE 7038537 CapeEmine, Collisionwith 5missingBourgas DutchtankerAlessandroDP03.12.2010 m/vNikolayBaumanKHM 7420675 Izmail Ranaground 17.12.2010m/vIbrahimYKHM 7712054 Crimea Groundedafterdragginganchor08.01.2011 TugBulbash Crimea Man1drownedoverboard28.01.2011 m/vBosna MLD 8405373 Constanta Fire 07.02.2011 m/vGrigoriy UKR 7011096 Poti Sankdueto Petrovskystorm16.10.2011 TugUkan UKR Illyichevsk Fire Odessa23.12.2011 m/vGokayK TUR 8604773 Kerchstrait Ranaground 27.12.2011 m/vCredo MLD 7115957 Kherson Fire 1injured28.01.<strong>2012</strong> m/vSebaM LBN 7511199 Mariupol Ranaground 31.01.<strong>2012</strong> m/vVera KHM 8826254 nearEreglitown Sank 11missing03.02.<strong>2012</strong> m/vReina COM 7364546 Evpatoria Fire 4
05.02.207.02.207.02.211.02.212.02.213.02.219.02.220.02.220.03.211.04.216.04.223.04.228.04.215.05.216.05.212.06.2<strong>2012</strong>m/vIVikulo<strong>2012</strong>m/vSDeniz<strong>2012</strong>m/vA<strong>2012</strong>Volgo239<strong>2012</strong>m/vS<strong>2012</strong>m/vBesik<strong>2012</strong>m/vO<strong>2012</strong>m/vA3<strong>2012</strong>m/vZAna<strong>2012</strong>m/vS<strong>2012</strong>0<strong>2012</strong>m/vC<strong>2012</strong>m/vMK<strong>2012</strong>m/vAPicca<strong>2012</strong>m/vA<strong>2012</strong>m/vR1vanovMShahzMAlaca1PoBaltRSt.FilipCktashTOrel1UArmarinTZeycanMSkylarkU0817UCredit4TMelissaMAugusterdAvantRybolovUMLT 88620MLT 94206PAN 88722RUS 82305COMTNZ 88414UKR 88535TURMLT 95649UKR 72234UKRTUR 73974MLD 70309UKR5038Mariu617Gelen277nearB534KerchEregli498Sochi570KerchSinop994Tuzla443KhersAzovS476Crime987TuapsKhersKhersSevasupolzhikBerdyanskstraitstraiton<strong>Sea</strong>easeonontopolExplosionCollisionwChineseDjStuckinicdamagedStuckinicWateringThrownonshore,broin2StuckinicleakageRanagrouduetostoManoverboardRanagroufireMainEngiCollisionFireManoverboardExplosionwithjudace,ce1injfrostressnoken2mice,undormd1miundned1mi1deinjurured–tbittenssingssingssingad,1red
CaseStudies.Totalshiplosses,fatalitiesandseafarerslostatseaName:Vera IMO:8826254Flag:CambodiaClass:RussianRiverRegisterType:GeneralCargoYear<strong>of</strong>Build:1977RegisteredOwner:VeraShippingSA,StKitts&NevisBeneficialOwner:Turkish01February<strong>2012</strong>inpoorweatherconditionstheM/VVerasank<strong>of</strong>fthecoast<strong>of</strong>Turkey.Ofacrew<strong>of</strong>11members,10Ukrainianand1Georgian,onlythreewererescued.Fivebodieswererecoveredleavingthreeunaccountedfor.AstheshipwasregisteredasaoneshipcompanywithnoP&Icover,thegrievingfamilieswereleftwithnorecourseforcompensationfortheirloss.Name:Vasiliy IMO:8884945Flag:MongoliaClass:RussianRiverRegisterType:GeneralCargoYear<strong>of</strong>Build:1988RegisteredOwner:<strong>Sea</strong>TransServiceCo.,BritishVirginIslandsBeneficialOwner:Russian11October2010enroutefromUrkainetoGeorgia,thevesselVasiliybrokeintwoandsank<strong>of</strong>fthecoast<strong>of</strong>Kerch.Ofthe12RussianandUkrainiancrew,1Russianand1Ukrainiandied,2Russiansremainmissing.Tothisdatenocompensationhasbeenpaidtotheseafarersandtheirfamilies.Name:OganBeyIMO:7106932Flag:PanamaClass:UnknownType:GeneralCargoYear<strong>of</strong>Build:1971RegisteredOwner:AvangardInternationalLtd,StKitts&NevisBeneficialOwner:Turkish6
13DecerescuedthevessissuedaunabletthecoasthecomtopursuName:BIMO:88Flag:TanClass:UnType:GeYear<strong>of</strong>BRegisterBeneficiIntheeaSochi.OcompenM/VBesimber2009t.Thevesselselbegantomaydaycalltoreachitbestguard,whompanywasreueclaimsincBesiktash841498nzanianknowneneralCargoBuild:1988redOwner:MalOwner:TuarlymorningOfthecrewosationforloktashtheOganBeywassailingwlisttheCaptal.SeveralveseforeitsankowerefarfregisteredasacompensatiooMarineTradeurkishg<strong>of</strong>13Februftwelve,twooss<strong>of</strong>lifeimpysankcostinwithacargoainrequestesselsinthea.ATurkishtaromthesite,aoneshipenonforthelosersInc,Marsuary2011,inoremainmispossible.7ngtheliveso<strong>of</strong>coalfromedtugboatasareamadereanker,theSUarrivedontntitywithnoss<strong>of</strong>life.shallIslandsheavystormssing.Again<strong>of</strong>4seafarersTuapseinRssistancetoeadytoassistUBmanagedthescenesooP&IinsuranmstheBesikttheabsences.OfacrewoussiatoKaraenterthepotthetroubledtorescuetmehourslatnceandnopotashbrokeine<strong>of</strong>P&Icove<strong>of</strong>16,only1abiga,Turkeyort<strong>of</strong>Eregliaedvesselbutthree<strong>of</strong>theter.Aswithtossibilityforntwo<strong>of</strong>ftheermade12werey.Whenandthentwerecrew;theVera,rfamiliesecoast<strong>of</strong>
Name:RezzakIMO:8115057Flag:PanamaClass:NKKType:GeneralCargoYear<strong>of</strong>Build:1982RegisteredOwner:2DShippingInc,MarshallIslandsBeneficialOwner:TurkishThevesselRezzakwascarryingironfromRussiatoTurkeywithacrew<strong>of</strong>25Indianseafarersonboard.On18February2008,<strong>of</strong>fthecoast<strong>of</strong>Samsun,thevesselsank;itslosswasnoticedonlywhenitfailedtoarriveinport.IndiannewspapersspeculatedthatthesinkingwascausedintentionallybytheownerinordertoclaimagainstP&Iinsurance.Repeatedcases<strong>of</strong>unpaidwagesName:EnigmagasIMO:7909839Flag:PanamaClass:BureauVeritasType:LPGTankerYear<strong>of</strong>Build:1981RegisteredOwner:VenusStarTradingInc.,CaymanIslandsBeneficialOwner:RussianInearlyDecember2011seafarersfromtheLPGtanker,EnigmagasappliedtotheITFforassistance,theyhadnotbeenpaidsincethepreviousAugust.Thevesselwasanchored<strong>of</strong>fKerchandatthattimetheoutstandingunpaidwagesamountedtoUS$170,000.Thecompanyclaimedfinancialdifficultiesandurgedthecrewtocontinuetothenextport<strong>of</strong>callwheretheysaidtheywouldpay.Thecrew,havinglostfaithintheword<strong>of</strong>thecompany,refusedtosail.On13Decemberwhenthevesselcamealongside,thecrewwereforciblythrown<strong>of</strong>fthevesselbyprivatesecuritytogetherwiththecompany’slawyers.Noassistancewasgiventothecrewwhohavesincehaddifficultyfindingemploymentfollowingtheirattemptedstandagainstthecompany. Fourmonthslater,TheITFwascontactedbythenewcrew<strong>of</strong>Enigmagaswithafurtherclaim<strong>of</strong>unpaidwages.ThevesselhadloadedinUkraineandwassailingforIzmir.EnteringtheAliagaanchoragethecrewdeclaredastrike.TheunionadvisedtheHarbourMasterandPortStateControl<strong>of</strong>thesituationandattemptednegotiationswiththeowner.On03Apriltheowneradvisedthatwageswouldbepaidincash,buton09Apriltheowner’slawyeradvisedthatwhilsttheywouldpaythewagestheywouldrepatriateonlyfour<strong>of</strong>the14crewandtherestwouldhavetoremainonboard.Thisproposalwasrejectedbythecrew.On10Apriltheunionprovidedfreshwaterandprovisionsonboardandalegalprocesswassetinmotion.Atthispointitbecameapparentthatthevesselwasunderarrestbythebunkersupplier.Itappearstherewerediscussionsbetweenashipbreakerandtheownertosellthevesselforscrap,butnoprogresswasmadeduetothepoorconditions.On04MayPortStateControlattendedthevesselandnotedthatbunkersupplieswere8
unningbunkerslatter,incontinueoverhalcrewentime<strong>of</strong>wName:MIMO:77Flag:TurClass:TuType:GeYear<strong>of</strong>BRegisterBeneficiInFebruMuezzinyears<strong>of</strong>oneyearsometimfamilyiscontractpass,thedangerouslysandasresunspite<strong>of</strong>theedtosupplyf<strong>of</strong>theoutsduringunsafwriting,thecMuezzinoglu721964rkeyurkLoydueneralCargoBuild:1982redOwner:BalOwner:Tuuary<strong>2012</strong>,nonogluappliedfmaritimeexrand10daymeslessthanshungry.Myt.Accordingereisnopayylow.ThecrltthetankereevidentdanfoodandcostandingunpfeconditionscaseremaineuoBeserlerDenurkishotforthefirsdtotheunioxperienceways.Ihavenevnthat.Thisisywifecallsmtothiscontry.Thatisimpewwerecomrbegantolengerstotheontinuedeffopaidwages.As,inadequatedunresolveCrew<strong>of</strong>thizcilik,Turkesttime,seafaonsforassistasintervieweverseenthemswrong,notfmeseveraltimract,theyshopudence.We9mpelledtomak,afactwhcrew,compeortstonegotAgainthe<strong>of</strong>fefoodsuppled.eEnigmagaseyarersfromthanceinrecoedandaskedmpayusonfair.Theypames.Webegouldpaytheearefedupwmakeuse<strong>of</strong>ahichwasnoteelledthemtotiatewiththeferwasrejecliesconfinedheTurkishflveringunpadtoexplainhtime.Theypay,butwhenforourmonwagein15dwithit!”ageneratordedbytheHaostayonboeownerwhoctedbyanincdonboardwaggedgeneridwages.Ashisgrievanceaidsometim?Theypayaney.”Hecontdays.ButthrduetothelaarbourMasteoard.Theunio<strong>of</strong>feredtocreasinglyanwithoutpay.Aralcargovesseafarerwithe:“Iworkedmeshalfthewafter23montinues“Wehreet<strong>of</strong>ourmack<strong>of</strong>er.TheonpayjustnxiousAttheselh54therewages,nths!Myhadamonths
Name:SIMO:76Flag:AnClass:UnType:GeYear<strong>of</strong>BRegisterBeneficiAttheevesselwDiliskeleThevessrefuseddoanythinalocadisputesprocess<strong>Sea</strong>farersSolvita633612tigua&BarbnknowneneralCargoBuild:1977redOwner:CalOwner:Und<strong>of</strong>2009nwascarryingsesi,Turkey.Tselwasarrestorepatriatehing”heclaialhotelbuths<strong>of</strong>commerandauctionfinallyleavethbudaoCapricornShkrainianninecrewmesteelplate;tThecargoowstedforunpaetheseafaremed.ThecohadnovisasfcialinterestscontinuesaeSolvitaippingCo.Ltembersfromthecrewhadwnerappliedaidwages,aersastheveookwastakefortravellings.Finallythendthevesse10td.,StVincenmtheSolvitadnotbeenpatothelocalndtheunionsselwasnotnillandfinag.Thecasescrewwererelhastwicecnt&Grenadiappliedtothaidfor24mcourtandthnsuppliedfottrading.“IfllythecreweemedlockerepatriatedicomeclosetneIslandsheunionsfomonthsandwhevesselwasoodtothecrewedon’tgetleftthevessedinbureaunFebruary2tosinkingatrassistance.wentonstriksforbiddentew.Theowntmoney,weselandwerecracyandth<strong>2012</strong>,buttheanchorage.Thekeintosail.nercannotlodgedheelegal
Name:CapitalVegaIMO:7366025Flag:MoldovaClass:BulgarskiKorabenRegistarType:GeneralCargoYear<strong>of</strong>Build:1976RegisteredOwner:CapitalShippingltd.,MarshallIslandsBeneficialOwner:TurkishOn10December2010inSamsunport11crewmembersfromtheCapitalVegamadeaclaimfor36monthsunpaidwages.Thevesselwasarrested.Anumber<strong>of</strong>seafarerswentonhungerstrikeinprotestovertheirunpaidwages.Theconsequencesforseafarers<strong>of</strong>nonpaymentordelaysinpaymentwereexpressedbytheAzerbaijaniEngineer:“Ihavenotbeenpaidfor6months.IwaspreparingformarriagebutnowIcannotevengohome.Wehavetroubleonboardbecausewedonothavemoney.IhavetolookaftermymotherwholivesinAzerbaijan.SheisoldandsufferingbecauseIcannotsendmoneytoher.”Eventuallytheunionmetrepatriationcostsandsomeseafarerswereabletoreturnhome;theyliveinthevainhopethattheshipownerwillpaytheoutstandingwages.AbandonmentName:NemoIMO:8505642Flag:Antigua&BarbudaClass:RussianMarineRegister(disclassed)Type:GeneralCargoYear<strong>of</strong>Build:1987RegisteredOwner:UnitedMarineManagement,EstoniaBeneficialOwner:EstonianOn10Decemberthecrew<strong>of</strong>theNemoanchoredatEskihisarcontactedtheunionswithwageclaimsfrom28months.Theunionprovidedfoodandwaterandthevesselwasarrestedonbehalf<strong>of</strong>thecrewon11January2011.Asis<strong>of</strong>tenthecasewithabandonment,thecrewwasunwillingtoleavethevesselbeforereceivingthewagesowedtothem.Alengthyperiodensuedwiththeunionpayingregularvisits,providingsubsistenceandapplyingtolocalauthoritiestosupplywater.On28DecembertheseafarersappliedforrepatriationthroughtheUkrainianconsulate.Theconsulateadvisedthemtoabandonthevesselduetoconcernsovertheirphysicalandmentalhealth.Thecrew,weakenedbytheirordealhadlostabout20kginweight.ThatdaytheCaptainwastakenillandhospitalised.Policerefusedtoallowthecrewtostayinahotel,theywereinsteadillegallydetainedfor9days,alongwiththeCaptainafterhisdischargefromhospital.Underintolerablestrain,theCaptainwentonhungerstriketourgetheauthoritiest<strong>of</strong>indasolution.ThecrewwereeventuallyrepatriatedtoUkraineon06January<strong>2012</strong>.On21January<strong>2012</strong>thevesselwassoldandtheseafarersfinallyreceivedtheirentitlements.11
Name:BIMO:89Flag:SieClass:UnType:GeYear<strong>of</strong>BRegisterBeneficiThreeRuunpaidwbeenabarrestedseafarerboard.TsubsistirepatriaWashingdBoushkin42929erraLeonenknowneneralCargoBuild:1971redOwner:PalOwner:Ruussianandewages.Theybandoned.ThdagainstaclrsweresucceTheshipremnsqualidcoted.dishesontheBoPersusShippussianightUkrainiawereontheheunionassiaim<strong>of</strong>USD2essfullyrepaainedunsoldnditionsonboushkiningSA,Seychancrewfromeverge<strong>of</strong>existedwithpr221,000.Theatriatedbuttdthrough2aboardformo12hellesmtheBoushkhaustingtherovisioningaentheauctiotheseapolicauctions,leaorethaneighkinaskedforeirfoodandfndinthelegonprocessbcerequiredaavingthestrahtmonthsberassistanceifuelsuppliesgalprocess.Tegan.DuringskeletoncreandedUkraineforetheywinclaiming4s;thevesselThevesselwgthisperiodewtoremainnianseafarewerefinally4monthshadwasninenonrsto
13Conclusions1. Highfrequency<strong>of</strong>accidents,groundingsandsinking<strong>of</strong>vesselsinthe<strong>Black</strong><strong>Sea</strong>2. Flag<strong>of</strong>convenience(FOC)systemandlack<strong>of</strong>P&Icover/insurance3. Entrenchednonpaymentordelayedpayment<strong>of</strong>wages4. <strong>Sea</strong>farers’difficultiesinexercisingtheirrights
5. Severeimpact<strong>of</strong>asubstandardindustryonseafarersandtheirfamilies Forfurtherinformationcontact:BULGARIA:<strong>Sea</strong>men’sSyndicate<strong>of</strong>Bulgaria(SSB)Tel:+35952683558Fax:+35952601114Email:ssb@navbul.com<strong>Sea</strong>farers’TradeUnion<strong>of</strong>Bulgaria(STUB)Tel/Fax:+35952953107Email:stunion@varna.netGEORGIA:Georgian<strong>Sea</strong>farers’UnionTel/Fax:+995422273920Email:gsubatumi@gol.geROMANIA:Romanian<strong>Sea</strong>farers’FreeUnionTel:+40241618587Fax:+40241616915Email:sln@sln.org.roRUSSIA:<strong>Sea</strong>farersUnion<strong>of</strong>RussiaTel/Fax:+7 495 956 1652Email:fr@sur.ru14
TURKEY:DADDERTel:+902164945175Fax:+902164945168Email:info@dadder.orgUKRAINE:MTWTUTel/Fax:+380482429901/+380482429908Email:mtwtu@mtwtu.org.uaUMTUFTel:+380487860563Fax:+380487860553Email:union4@umtuf.odessa.ua15
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