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The "Tintomara", en route from Amsterdam to Tuxpan, suffered a fuel leak in the engine room in position 049 52 36.0 N, 004 00 15.6 W, on Nov 11, 2018, at 2 a.m. with a cargo of gasoline on board. At 5.25 a.m. the fuel leak has been fixed and the vessel was underway again to Mexico.

The "Tintomara", while en route from Dumai to Castellon, suffered engine trouble while transiting the Suez Canal on May 19, 2018, at 6.15 p.m.. The vessel resumed its passage at 7.15 p.m. after completing the necessary repairs.

The owners of the "Tintomara" that had its captain and chief removed for bullying crew, has promised to increase wages and decrease working hours for its 26 crew members. The Far East Management signed an industrial agreement with the International Transport Federation on Feb 26 after allegations of harassment and bullying on board were substantiated. The ship has been detained by Australian Maritime Safety Authority since last week when the crew refused to return on board, claiming mistreatment by the chief oficer and captain. The Maritime Labour Convention was also involved in the investigation into the treatment of workers, which was described by the ITF as "barbaric" and "horrific". An MLC auditor removed the captain from the ship in the night of Feb 25, after the chief was removed on Feb 23. The contract, signed by the union and ship owner, was a well thought out and well planned industrial agreement. It included what the ITF considered a fair wage within the international shipping industry, decent accommodation and a limit of nine months at sea. It was believed the crew were receiving less than the average seafarer's wage of $3.50 an hour and were sleeping in double bunks in one room. To reassure the crew's worries about leaving Australia, the contract included an indemnity form. The company has agreed to sign that to say no seafarers will be punished, banned from work or further intimidated after the action taken at Gladstone. An AMSA spokesperson said there was no evidence of a lack of food and water on the "Tintomara" while in the Port of Gladstone. She said the crew were paid the amount as per their contracts, but were about two weeks late. The ship will remain detained at Gladstone until AMSA is satisfied it is safe for the crew to sail.