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Australia has banned the bulker Maryam from its waters for an unprecedented 36 months with conditions onboard described as “absolutely appalling”.
The Panama-flagged, Aswan Shipping bulker Maryam was detained by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) in Port Kembla in February after a Port State Control inspection identified dozens of serious safety, maintenance, and crew welfare breaches.
According to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) the 23 seafarers onboard were owed tens of thousands of dollars in outstanding wages, and a lack of fuel had left the vessel without lighting, air-conditioning, or power for refrigerators. The crew had required urgent supplies of food, fuel and drinking water.
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The MV Maryam was detained in Port Kembla in February after an inspection identified dozens of serious safety, maintenance, and crew welfare breaches. The ITF said that the 23 seafarers onboard were owed tens of thousands of dollars in outstanding wages, while a lack of fuel had left the vessel without lighting, air-conditioning, or power for refrigerators. Urgent supplies of fuel, food and drinking water were delivered to the desperate crew.
As informed, the MV Maryam was now sailing to Vietnam to undertake urgent repairs following the replacement of the remaining crew members.
“After more than three months in detention, with much of that time spent floating off Port Kembla and Brisbane, the remaining seafarers have finally been able to leave the vessel and fly home, with a replacement crew taking the bulk carrier for urgent repairs,” ITF Australia coordinator