Complete Maritime Profile & Reviews of Ocean-Crown

The Captain of the port of Nakhodka, the request of the Russian Seamen?s Trades Union, detained the "Ocean Crown" on March 28, 2019,due to complaints from the 20 Filipino crew members for poor wages, non-payment of overtime dues, poor nutrition and the poor quality of drinking water. In addition, the crew members have also complained about the failure to issue an advance cash on board the vessel, upon arrival in a port. As a result of these violations, the Captain of the port of Nakhodka decided to detain the vessel in the port of Nakhodka, Russia. The violations were revealed when representatives of the trade union visited the vessel, which was moored at the berth of Nakhodka to load coal. Such visits by the trade union are standard practice for verifying the observance of seafarer?s rights. The owner of the vessel is Oceanprecius Shipping Ltd and the operator who is responsible for the payment of wages is Global Carriers Ltd.

The "Ocean Crown" was salvaged on Dec 27. The ship's owner, Oceanfleet Shipping, contracted Smit Salvage, and the Lithuanian tugs "TAK 6" and "TAK 10" were deployed for the recovery. The two tugs started to pull it off the beach in the morning hours, and at 11.30 a.m. it came off the beach in winds of still 8-13 m/sec and was berthed at the general cargo terminal 7-12 in Klaipeda at 2.50 p.m. where it will be thorouughly inspected and the hull checked by divers. The ship had sailed in ballast from Gibraltar to Klaipeda, but due to adverseweather the Lithuanian authorities refused to call the port. The captain chose to anchor off the coast, but the anchors dragged, and after the main engine failed, the ship with its crew of 20 was pushed onto the beach only 200 meters from the shore. The ship left the port again on Jan 27, 2018, at 2.50 a.m., next being bound to Lagos; ETA Feb 14. Lithuanian reports with photos: https://www.atviraklaipeda.lt/2017/12/27/ocean-crown-vis-dar-ant-seklumos/ https://lietuvosdiena.lrytas.lt/aktualijos/2017/12/27/news/prasidejo-ant-seklumos-uzplaukusio-laivo-nutempimo-darbai-4011530/

refloated by Tugs Tak-11,Tak-6,Tak-10 towed to Klaipeda