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Ferry could be declared abandoned

The crew members of the 'Santa Cruz' have been without pay for four months, without regular food and water supplies. On the night of July 12, the Coastguard in Genova intervened again because of the garbage that has not been removed for 25 days because the ship's owner refuses to pay the costs. They also received medical assistance two days ago from the Stella Maris organization. The psychological state was not stable, Despite expectations that they would finally receive their wages, the sailors from the "Santa Cruz" have still not been paid. The situation on the ship has further deteriorated, and the crew could not declare an abandonment ship unless there is progress by july 14. It was possible that the captain would then declare an abandoned ship and ask the Port Authority to disembark based on the only possible provision in the law, which is that the ship is unsafe. Despite this, the Port Authority cannot forcibly disembark the crew until they have been paid. Declaring an abandoned ship is an immediate trigger for the P&I club to react to pay them as soon as possible, and at the same time they take over the living expenses, i.e. staying on the ship until the earnings have been paid. The owner reported half the salary amounts to the P&I club because he did not include another contract that, according to the crew, was not reported to the Italian authorities. The ITF coordinator for Genoa, Francesco Difore, confirmed that the funds for the payment existed and that the deadline for a solution was on July 14, when a representative of the charter company should arrive. There were still nine crew members on board, five from Montenegro, and one each from Croatia, Serbia, Romania and Georgia. Report with photo: https://en.vijesti.me/news-b/economy-d/766462/Santa-Cruz-ship-crew-still-without-pay--Antunovic-warns-that-the-situation-is-critical

Crew of abandoned ship left in limbo

The 'Moby Corse', ex 'Santa Cruz', continues to dock in the port of Genova. In far from reassuring conditions, at least according to Danijela Djurdjevic, president of the Italy-Montenegro Regina Elena association, presumably collecting the testimonies of some members of the crew (which is in fact made up of Montenegrin, Croatian and Filipino sailors). Seven Montenegrin sailors have been living in Genova for a month in inhumane conditions. They were asking for urgent intervention to receive three and a half months’ wages in arrears and to be able to return home, after months of hard work maintaining the ship. The version was confirmed by Francesco Di Fiore, representative of the international union Itf: “Six months ago we obtained the judicial seizure of the ship, at which point the outstanding debts were paid. Then another three months passed without them being paid and now we are back to square one”. As Djurdjevic recalls, “Santa Cruz, flying the Italian flag, is owned by a Slovenian citizen. The Ministry of the Navy is aware of the situation: they have contacted the Montenegrin citizens and are looking for a way to help them. Three months without pay, with food supplies now exhausted. What remains has expired, according to what a crew member told , and the ship has no electricity, fuel or water. The owner promises something, but then nothing happens. The appeal for a new intervention, in addition to the ITF, is in particular, given the Italianity of the flag, to the Italian unions (Filt Cgil intervened on the occasion of the first ‘abandonment’). Di Fiore has however made known that in a few days an ITF inspector will visit the crew. A Croatian union representative notified the general command of the Coast Guard of the declaration of abandonment of ship.

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