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GSP VEGA - Panama - 11 December 2024 -
unresolved
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Vessel
GSP VEGA
Case status
unresolved
Abandonment ID
01215
Flag state
Panama
IMO N°
9181510
Vessel type
Anchor Handling Tug Supply
Port of abandonment
Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Financial security provider
Unknown
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Abandoned
11 December 2024
Notified
31 January 2025
Reported by
Mexico
N° of seafarers
14
Nationalities
Mexico (3); Romania (10); Ukraine (1)
Circumstances
Circumstances
Crew have outstanding wages of 11 months and 2 months
Reported by MEXICO - UNICAPAM
Case details
Actions taken
19 December 2024: Flag State informed
Contact Managers/Port Captaincy/Flag State and State of nationality
Repatriation status
31 December 2024: Repatriated
31 Dec. 2024: (4)ROU finish
28 January 2025: Repatriation pending
28 Jan:(6)ROU, (1)UKR pending.
Payment status
28 January 2025: Payment Pending
Outstanding remuneration status: US$259,035
Case details
Comments and observations
17 January 2025: Mexico
(From the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva)
Situation of the Offshore vessel GSP VEGA, with number IMO981510, Panamanian flag, which arrived at the port of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche at the end of November 2024, which was communicated through the Romanian Embassy in Mexico. Regarding this case, it is known that five crew members, all of Romanian nationality, reported that the GSP VEGA from a technical point of view requires extensive repairs and does not meet minimum requirements to carry out deep-sea navigation, as well as the lack of payment of salaries.
In this context, the Regional Port Captaincy in Isla del Carmen, Campeche, is awaiting logistical support from the legal representative of the shipping agent of the Offshore vessel GSP Vega, in order to carry out an Extraordinary Inspection in matters of Port State Control, Port State Control Supervision Officers, since the aforementioned vessel is located at the following coordinates of the authorized anchorage LAT. 18°46.562’ North and LONG. 091°50.679 West, at a distance of 7.6 miles north of the Port of Ciudad del Carmen.
Due to the urgency of the case, SEMAR has been in constant communication with the Secretary General of the Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) and the General Directorate of Seafarers, as the flag State of the vessel GSP VEGA; who reported that they contacted the owner of the vessel and have managed an additional audit of the Navigation and Maritime Safety Department of the AMP. On December 27, 2024, the repatriation of four crew members was concluded, the date on which the last of them arrived in the City of Bucharest, Romania. In addition, the transfer of funds for the back wages of the crew members, as of December 31, 2024, is pending.
It is important to note that a new complaint has been received from six (6) crew members of this vessel, who also report that they are owed between 3 and 4 months of wages, for which they request repatriation and payment of the corresponding wages. The complaint forms, identity documents and bank receipts are attached, which are listed below:
• Romanian nationality (5), Ukrainian nationality (1)
In this regard, the Captain of GSP Vega, of Romanian nationality, reported that he reached an agreement with the company to receive the salary owed, for which he stated that he no longer wishes to continue with his complaint. Two digital folders with the information of the case are attached.
31 January 2025: Mexico
(From the UNICAPAM)
Shipowner pretended payment of salaries