MV Al Madina
2023-2024 · Ras Al Khaimah anchorage, UAE · status: resolved
- Opened
- 2023-03-01
- Closed
- 2024-02-01
- Port
- Ras Al Khaimah anchorage, UAE
- Vessel IMO
- 8514296
- Flag
- COM
- Shipowner
- owner uncontactable
- Insurer named on DMLC
- no valid DMLC
- Seafarers affected
- 11
- Nationalities
- IN, SY, SD
Summary
The Comoros-flagged general cargo vessel Al Madina was abandoned at Ras Al Khaimah anchorage, UAE, in March 2023 with 11 Indian, Syrian, and Sudanese crew. Owner became uncontactable in February 2023. RAK Port Authority + ITF Dubai coordinated emergency welfare over 11 months. Indian Embassy Abu Dhabi + Syrian consular services managed nationality-specific repatriation. Comoros Maritime — one of the smaller open registries with weakest DMLC verification regime — was slow to issue formal abandonment declaration, delaying insurer engagement. Case is representative of the persistent 2023-24 UAE anchorage abandonment cluster.
Outcome for crew
all 11 repatriated after 11 months; wage recovery limited.
Source
Resolution / documentation via: ITF Dubai + Comoros Maritime + Indian + Syrian consular
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