Serenity 1 [disputed]
IMO7529330
| Abandonment ID: | 00961 |
| Ship name: | Serenity 1 [disputed] |
| 7-digit IMO no.: | 7529330 |
| Port of abandonment: | North Abaco, Bahamas |
| Abandonment date: | 15 April 2024 |
| Notification date: | 29 April 2024 |
| Reporting Member Govt. or Org.: | ITF |
| No. of Seafarers: | 3 |
| Nationalities: | Honduras(1); Nicaragua(1); Panama(1) |
| Circumstances: | P&I : Unknown
Type : General Cargo
Former Flag: Togo
3 crew are unpaid for 2 months (period from 15th February to 15th April)
Lack of provisions and water
Generator power only during daytime, the vessel is in complete darkness during night. Only a single 110v power cord from shore to charge mobiles and keep a small fridge working
All crew want their owed wages and to be repatriated
The vessel has no working Main Engine/No valid certificates on board
Owners order to cancel internet connection after crew complained and PSC inspected |
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| Repatriation status: | 29 April 2024: Repatriation pending
24 May 2024: Repatriation pending
2 crewmember remain on board pending their repatriation
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| Payment status: | 29 April 2024: Payment Pending
24 May 2024: Partially paid
1 crewmember has been paid in full, but 2 others remain on board pending payment of their owed wages
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| Comments and Observations: | Govt. of Bahamas (30 April 2024)
The Bahamas Maritime Authority to IMO
I wish to report the following:
The crew on Togo registered ship Serenity I, IMO no. 7529330, has been abandoned. They have not received their wages for more than two months, and they live in dire conditions onboard. There is no food onboard, no fresh water and no engines running because there is no fuel.
According to information received from ITF, the crewmembers refuse to leave the ship until they received their wages and their repatriation has been financially secured.
There are three crew members onboard.
Bahamas Maritime Authority has been in contact with the Togo Registrar Ms. Vera N. Medawar, the Togo representative to Legal Committee in IMO MS. Stephanie Janneh and the owner Mrs Marie Elsie Joseph. No response has been received for two weeks.
Teh Togo registrar has confirmed that the ship is registered in the Togo Ship Registry.
The ship is docked at North Abaco Port in Bahamas. The Bahamas Maritime Authority conducted a Port State Control on the Serenity I. There were no documents of any kind onboard, the crew did not have Seafarers Employment Agreement and the ship is not in a very bad condition all over.
ITF (24 May 2024)
1 crewmember has been paid in full, but 2 others remain on board pending payment of their owed wages and repatriation
Govt. of Bahamas (19 June 2024)
The Serenity I is still moored at Abaco, Bahamas. The ship is a rust bucket carrying your flag, two crewmembers onboard live in dire conditions. the crew has not heard anything form the flagstate although it is two months since the case was reported. The case is urgent!
Is Togo going to take of its’ duties and responsibilities as a flag state?
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