The Hong Kong bulk carrier MV Shandong Hai Wang will not be
able to visit Australia for a year after it was discovered that its crew had
been deliberately underpaid.
Showing posts with label Shipping News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shipping News. Show all posts
Monday, July 16, 2018
Monday, September 25, 2017
M/V Maria Matilde hits Calatrava, Romblon
33 people hurt after M/V Maria Matilde of Montenegro Shipping Lines Inc. hit an island in Romblon, by 5 am this morning, September 26.
According to a report from the Romblon News Network,
The ship was directed to Romblon Port from Odiongan Port to transport some passengers on board from Batangas.
According to Cajidiocan SB Member Marvin Ramos, one of the passengers of the ship, he was awakened by a loud explosion and found out that the ship he was aboard hit the island of Tablas.
The collision caused a damage to the ship’s hull living at least 30 passengers and other 3 passengers suffered major injuries.
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Saturday, September 16, 2017
Maritime News: Pirate attacks off West Africa
According to reports by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) worldwide Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC). Pirates continue to pose a threat to shipping in West African waters and ports, . Violence against crew members is often a risk, as well as kidnapping, as the pirates attempt to steal cargoes of oil.
In one incident on 31 July, which took place around 21 nautical miles off Bonny, Nigeria, three crew members were reported missing after pirates attacked a tanker and stole crew members’ personal belongings. The Nigerian navy escorted the vessel to Bonny anchorage.
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Source: itfseafarers.org
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Oil Spill Turns Greek Island Bay Black after tanker sunk off the coast
A Greek island is suffering from an “ecological disaster” after a tanker carrying more than 2,000 tons of crude oil sunk close to the island of Salamis.
Oil Tanker, dredger collide off Singapore; 2 dead, 3 missing
The collision took place at about 12.40am on Wednesday, between Indonesian-registered oil tanker Kartika Segara and Dominican-registered dredger JBB De Rong 19 about 1.7 nautical miles south-west of Sisters' Islands.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
ITF Help Seafarers Returned Home
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) help the Russian and Lithuanian seafarers of the ice breaker Polar Star to returned home after being abandoned in the Canary Islands.
The five (5) crew members have joined the ship during May and June in Las Palmas. They had been employed by Allan Skovlund, managing director of Danica Crewing and chief executive officer of Danavis Marine, to start repair works and then after three weeks sail the vessel to Klaipeda, Lithuania, to complete the operations. The crew access to food and other supplies was restricted, the crew was unable to leave the ship and access to the vessel was limited. The men turned for help to the ITF inspector in Las Palmas, Gonzalo Galan, who successfully negotiated food supplies and access to the vessel.
Five were determined to remain on board while some crew members decided to give up and pay for themselves to go home. On 24 August the owner agreed to repatriate them and on 29 August the seafarers finally flew home.
Gonzalo Galan said: “The crew is very relieved to be home, but they have not received their salaries yet.
“The Cornwallis Financial Corporation, which represents 3264741 Nova Scotia Limited, have promised our inspector in Halifax, Canada that they will not complete the sale of the vessel until the crew is fully paid. We will keep working on that.”
Source: itfseafarersorg
