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Ten Syrian sailors stranded on ship abandoned by its owner
Ten Syrian sailors have been stranded for more than three months aboard the 'Militsa', which was abandoned by its owner in the Port of Constanța after arriving at the Port of Agigea to load a cargo of corn. The seafarers have not received their salaries since April and could not return home, because the ship had to be kept with a minimum safety crew. The ten sailors left Syria approximately one year ago and arrived in Constanța in July. In the meantime, the ship was left without a flag and was placed under seizure because of the owner’s debts. Their families in Syria were no longer receiving financial support, and living conditions on board have deteriorated. Two crew members have serious medical problems. One of them was suffering from kidney failure and needed an operation. The ship has also run out of fuel for its generators, while the crew was facing power outages and the approach of the cold season. The authorities, the ship’s agent and representatives of ITF Romania were trying to find a solution for a repatriation of the seafarers. Reducing the crew required the approval of the Romanian Naval Authority, while placing the ship in lay-up would have to be approved by the port administration. Until the permits have been obtained, the sailors were obliged to remain on board.
Fishing vessel allided with unlighted detained ship
The Port Authority of Kalymnos was informed by the Captain of a fishing vessel, that it had allided with the 'Blue Shark', which was under detention, and anchored off the port of Kalymnos, in pos. 36 56 39 N, 027 0 09 E, duin the morning of Jan 2, 2024. The 'Blue Shark' did not have its mooring-deck lights on due to a fault in its generator. The impact resulted in damages to both vessels, but there were no injuries and no marine pollution . The Kalymnos Port Authority, which is conducting an investigation into the incident, banned the fishing vessel from sailing until a certificate of seaworthiness has been issued from the classification society monitoring the vessel.
Mechanical failure off Tilos
The Port Authority of Kalymnos was informed by the Greek Unified Center for Coordination of SAR about a mechanical failure of the 'Blue Shark', with nine crew members on board, in the vicinity of pos. 36 25 00 N, 027 16 00 E west of Tilos Island on Sep 21, 2023, at around noon. The ship was towed to the Kalymnos anchorage. The Kalymnos Port Authority has prohibited the vessel from departing the port until the damage has been repaired and the vessel has been issued with a class maintenance and seaworthiness certificates by the monitoring classification society. Additionally, the procedure for imposing administrative sanctions was initiated, as the Master of the 'Blue Shark' did not inform the Greek authorities about the mechanical failure as required.
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