MV Al Ansari 2
2019-2020 · Ajman anchorage, UAE · status: resolved
- Opened
- 2019-08-01
- Closed
- 2020-06-01
- Port
- Ajman anchorage, UAE
- Vessel IMO
- 9019374
- Flag
- TZA
- Shipowner
- owner uncontactable
- Insurer named on DMLC
- no valid DMLC
- Seafarers affected
- 10
- Nationalities
- IN, SY, SD
- Unpaid wages (USD)
- 180,000
Summary
The Tanzania-flagged (Zanzibar) general cargo vessel Al Ansari 2 was abandoned at Ajman anchorage with 10 Indian, Syrian, and Sudanese crew. Owner became uncontactable in August 2019. Crew endured 10 months on board with intermittent food + water supplies coordinated by ITF Dubai + local Mission to Seafarers. Indian Embassy Dubai + Zanzibar Maritime Authority coordinated repatriation, completed June 2020. The case exemplifies the smaller-open-registry pattern where DMLC verification lapses + repatriation extends beyond a year.
Outcome for crew
all 10 repatriated after 10 months; limited wage recovery.
Source
Resolution / documentation via: ITF Dubai + Tanzania Zanzibar + Indian Embassy Dubai
Related rights + resources
- · Abandonment rights (MLC A2.5.2) — the regulatory framework this case is governed by
- · Unpaid wages
- · MLC 2006 financial-security providers directory
- · International Group P&I Clubs