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Mygan - Saint Kitts and Nevis - 1 November 2024 -  resolved 

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Mygan
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01352
Saint Kitts and Nevis: flag image Saint Kitts and Nevis
9108489
General Cargo Ship
Famagusta Port, Cyprus
Hydor P&I Club

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1 November 2024
6 June 2025
International Transport Workers' Federation
12
India (2); Ukraine (10)

Circumstances

Seafarers owed between 5-9 months wages and requesting assistance with repatriation.

Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 18th March 2025 to 13th March 2026

Case details

31 May 2025: Flag State informed
Contacted the owners, managers, Flag state, P&I club and Port authorities
6 June 2025: Repatriation pending

31 July 2025: Repatriated

6 June 2025: Payment Pending
Outstanding wages:
US$232,300

31 July 2025: Paid

Comments and observations

31 July 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
All crew members have been paid, and those who wished to return home have done so.
Resolved.


26 June 2025: Cyprus
(From the Alternate Permanent Representative of Cyprus to IMO)
I have instructions to inform you that further to your below email of 19.06.2025 with which we were informed of the new abandonment case occurring in the port Famagusta concerning «MYGAN» (IMO 9108489) flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, kindly be advised as follows:

1 It is recalled that, in the aftermath of the 1974 illegal Turkish invasion of the Republic οf Cyprus the Council of Ministers of the Republic, issued an Order declaring the ports in the occupied areas as closed for all vessels. Therefore, vessels which call the occupied ports of the Republic of Cyprus (such as the port of Famagusta) are in violation of the Cypriot legal order and at the same time of international law.

2 The above decision of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to declare the ports in the occupied areas as closed for all vessels was officially communicated, at the time, to the Inter- Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization. Consequently, IMCO circulated relevant Notifications to all its Member States as IMCO Notes T2/2.01 (NV.2), T2/2.01 (NV.4) and T2/2.01(NV.5) of 10 January 1975, 17 March 1975 and 5 May 1977 respectively.

3 Since the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control over the occupied territories, including the closed port of Famagusta, it is unfortunately not in a position to provide any assistance to the seafarers who have been abandoned. We sincerely hope that this new abandonment case is resolved as soon as possible.


6 June 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The company paid Motorman *****’s 6-month salary of US$12,600 on 31st May 2025. His repatriation has still not been fulfilled.