Caroline-Bezengi

The crew members of the 'Caroline Bezengi', consisting of 13 Russian nationals and 12 Indonesians. wrote to the port administration of the port of Vostochny, requesting an investigation to be conducted on the tanker. They have invited the inspection to confirm the violations, such as delayed wages, problems with insurance, and dwindling food supplies. The Russian Seafarers Union (RSU) has reported that thecrewl have not been compensated, the Russian sailors for 2.5 months and the Indonesians for 1.5 months, summing up to a total due of 179000 Euros. The contracts of some of these sailors have already expired, and the contracts for most of the sailors will expire on Feb 28. In addition to this, the food supplies on the vessel have dwindled to only a couple of days' worth. The owner of the vessel, Lagosmarine, notified the insurance provider of the vessel that the debt had been cleared already. If the alleged violations are confirmed in the inspection, the vessel can be detained for the violation of the Maritime Labor Convention.

SOLD FOR ABT US $13.5 MIL TO GREEK BYRS