Black Sea of Shame June 2012
Black Sea of Shame June 2012
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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
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