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The Australian authorities have banned the 'Maryam' from entering any Australian port for three years after major safety and maintenance issues were identified along with crew welfare abuses. The ship was detained in Port Kembla in Wollongong in February. Inspections by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority identified 36 safety, crew welfare and maintenance breaches, with 23 crew members owed tens of thousands of dollars in outstanding wages. A lack of fuel had also left the vessel without lighting, air-conditioning or power for refrigerators as authorities delivered urgent food and fuel supplies to the crew. In recent weeks the vessel sailed to Brisbane and was now underway to Vietnam to undertake urgent repairs following the replacement of the remaining crew members. The extremely poor state of maintenance was also highlighted when the vessel's one remaining anchor broke free, resulting in Australian authorities having the crew sail 50 nautical miles offshore to reduce the risk of an engine failure causing the vessel to run aground. The ban came one month after a second bulk carrier owned by the same company, Aswan Shipping, was issued an 18-month ban for similar deficiencies.

On April 7, 2021, the 'Maryam' remained stationary at Berth 101 in Port Kembla where it berthed on Feb 18 with a cargo of coal from Tang Shan. The ship has been detained by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) for 36 safety and crew welfare deficiencies since Feb 19. When the inspectors from the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) boarded the vessel in the morning of Mar 5, they found many more reasons for the vessel to be blocked from leaving Australian waters.

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