MV Baraka
2022-2023 · Bandar Abbas anchorage, Iran · status: resolved
- Opened
- 2022-03-01
- Closed
- 2023-02-01
- Port
- Bandar Abbas anchorage, Iran
- Vessel IMO
- 8613027
- Flag
- COM
- Shipowner
- owner uncontactable
- Insurer named on DMLC
- no DMLC compliance
- Seafarers affected
- 8
- Nationalities
- IN, SY
Summary
The Comoros-flagged general cargo vessel Baraka was abandoned at Bandar Abbas anchorage, Iran, with 8 crew including Indian and Syrian nationals. Wages had stopped four months earlier and the shipowner became uncontactable in early 2022. Iran-Comoros diplomatic channels for repatriation are limited, and Iranian sanctions posture complicated ITF and consular access. Comoros Maritime — one of the smaller flag registries — worked with ITF Mumbai and the Indian Embassy in Tehran to secure repatriation over eleven months. The vessel remained at Bandar Abbas anchorage. The case highlighted the concentration of abandonment cases on the smaller open-registry flags where DMLC verification is weaker.
Outcome for crew
all 8 repatriated after 11 months; no wage recovery.
Source
Resolution / documentation via: ITF + Comoros Maritime + Indian Embassy Tehran
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