MV Amir Muhammad III
2019-2020 · Port Klang anchorage, Malaysia · status: resolved
- Opened
- 2019-10-01
- Closed
- 2020-03-01
- Port
- Port Klang anchorage, Malaysia
- Vessel IMO
- 9057673
- Flag
- MYS
- Shipowner
- owner uncontactable (family group)
- Insurer named on DMLC
- MLC certificate expired
- Seafarers affected
- 9
- Nationalities
- BD, MM
Summary
The Malaysian-flagged general cargo vessel Amir Muhammad III was abandoned at Port Klang anchorage with 9 Bangladeshi and Myanmar crew. Malaysian regulator + ITF Kuala Lumpur coordinated with Bangladesh consular services + shipowner-family successor arrangements. Repatriation was completed within 5 months — one of the faster Southeast Asian abandonment resolutions of the period. Malaysian regulator's active engagement is cited as the differentiator versus smaller-flag equivalent cases.
Outcome for crew
all 9 repatriated after 5 months; wage recovery partial via family successor arrangements.
Source
Resolution / documentation via: ITF + Malaysia Marine Department + Bangladesh 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