MV Fahmi
2020-2021 · Shuwaikh, Kuwait · status: resolved
- Opened
- 2020-06-01
- Closed
- 2021-05-01
- Port
- Shuwaikh, Kuwait
- Vessel IMO
- 8514348
- Flag
- SLE
- Shipowner
- owner uncontactable
- Insurer named on DMLC
- no DMLC compliance
- Seafarers affected
- 11
- Nationalities
- EG, SY, IN
Summary
The Sierra Leone-flagged general cargo vessel Fahmi was abandoned at Shuwaikh port, Kuwait, in June 2020 amid the peak COVID-19 crew-change crisis. 11 Egyptian, Syrian, and Indian crew remained on board for over 10 months. Sierra Leone registry is one of the smaller open registries where DMLC-verification enforcement is limited. ITF Kuwait + Egyptian consular services coordinated repatriation, complicated by pandemic border-closure protocols. Crew were progressively repatriated May 2021.
Outcome for crew
all 11 repatriated after 11 months; wage recovery limited.
Source
Resolution / documentation via: ITF Kuwait + Sierra Leone Maritime + Egyptian 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