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Sedrata - Algérie - 22 Février 2022 -  douteux 

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Sedrata
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00699
Algérie: flag image Algérie
9557795
General Cargo Ship
Antwerp, Belgique
MS Amlin marine N.V.

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22 Février 2022
12 Octobre 2022
Fed. int. des ouvriers du transport (ITF)
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Algérie (16)

Circumstances

Vessel berthed in Antwerp 18 Feb 2022 and detained by PSC on 22 Feb 2022. PSC report shows 35 non-conformities. Many safety related, also living conditions.
In respect of employment and remuneration of wages, non-conformities on SEA’s, acceptable Wages Accounts not available, recording of work/rest hours do not conform, expired contracts on arrival vessel, spoiled provisions, …
More than 2 months wages owed. Several seafarers confirmed that wages were not received, even delays in payments of wages from previous contracts on board of CNAN Nord vessels.

Case details

22 Février 2022: L'Etat du Pavillon à été informé
Vessel has been visited multiple times by Belgium authorities. Progress on rectification of MLC employment related issues are frequently monitored. During a visit in September no progress was noted. The applied wages related documents were not MLC compliant. Same with SEA’s. Many of the employment related non-conformities are exactly same as can be found on TIMGAD (PSC detained in Ghent 6 Sep 22). Principals and flag were represented in Belgium without any positive outcome.
Belgium ITF inspectorate visited the vessel upon request of authorities but also individual to verify the well-being of the crew
12 Octobre 2022: En attente de rapatriement

31 Juillet 2025: Rapatriés

31 Juillet 2025: En attente de paiement

Commentaires et observations

31 Juillet 2025: Fed. int. des ouvriers du transport (ITF)
Full crew repatriated without wages.
Disputed.


16 Novembre 2024: Fed. int. des ouvriers du transport (ITF)
The vessel is still under detention by PSC which means that the non-conformity in relation to non-payment of wages is still not rectified. The Sedrata is 2,5 years berthed in Antwerp and waiting in the shipyard for spare parts. There is a full crew on board. Crew changes are not happening all the time on time and provisions are often delivered when stores are nearly empty. The Captain who brought the Sedrata to port of Antwerp was prosecuted in the Algerian court of law for professional mistakes. He was sentenced to 3 years prison time. It appears to be difficult to still find senior crew today. The Sedrata Captain today has age 75 years.


24 Octobre 2023: Fed. int. des ouvriers du transport (ITF)
Vessel remains detained in Antwerp. Crew are rotated frequently, in line with their terms and conditions. Currently it has not yet been possible for Government to verify correct payment of terms and conditions, and to record all non-conformities as rectified. Vessel is frequently on low provisions and the ITF has stepped in to provide fresh provisions when necessary. The seafarers of the other CNAN Nord vessels, not in Belgium, have during the past months contacted seafarer’s missions to inform that they are not paid in many months.


3 Novembre 2022: Belgique
Please find the comments from Belgium as a port State related to the abandonment of the SEDRATA in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Antwerp):

Several inspections were carried out, the last inspection from DGS dates from 8th September 2022.

The following conclusions were made:
- The ship doesn’t have a valid MLC-certificate;
- There is confusion related to the seafarer employment agreements (several SEA’s on board for same seafarers, …);
- The payslips are not correct;
- Shipowner cannot give proof of payment to seafarers for at least the last two months.

Several documents were sent related to the payment of wages of the seafarers. None of the documents received show proof of full payment of wages of seafarers.

There was a request for re-inspection in June 2022. However conditions for a re-inspection were not fulfilled. Since then, we have not received a new request for re-inspection.


3 Novembre 2022: Algérie
-Payments of wages : All of crew members' wages has been covered and no salary is pending till october 31st, 2022.
-Non-conformities : non-conformities and observations issued by PSC inspectors are taken over and being lifted by the ship, and all safety certificates and authorizations required to return the vessel to seaworthiness have been issued by the Flag State as well as by the Lloyd’s Register Recognized Organization, acting on its behalf.
-PSC Inspection : Repair work is being completed. Once completed, an additional audit by the class of the vessel will be conducted to allow the PSC to conduct a final inspection.


12 Octobre 2022: Fed. int. des ouvriers du transport (ITF)
CNAN Nord has 7 vessels and all are non-active. 2 are detained in Belgium and 5 in Algeria. Algerian newspapers are reporting that the crew on board of the 5 vessels are not paid in 5 months. Neither are the seafarers of that 5vessels on vacation being paid. Crew on board of the SEDRATA and TIMGAD are receiving wages but not in full