MV Nabil H
2020-2021 · Suez anchorage, Egypt · status: resolved
- Opened
- 2020-04-01
- Closed
- 2021-08-01
- Port
- Suez anchorage, Egypt
- Vessel IMO
- 8514180
- Flag
- TZA
- Shipowner
- owner uncontactable
- Insurer named on DMLC
- no valid DMLC
- Seafarers affected
- 8
- Nationalities
- EG, SY, IN
Summary
The Tanzania-flagged (Zanzibar registry) general cargo vessel Nabil H was abandoned at Suez anchorage during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Eight crew from Egypt, Syria, and India remained on board. Tanzania (Zanzibar) is another small open registry where DMLC verification is weaker — a pattern seen repeatedly across the case index. Egyptian Chamber of Shipping stepped in to provide food and water; ITF Egypt coordinated repatriation through the closure of external border restrictions. The final crew members left in August 2021 after 16+ months. The vessel was subsequently sold for scrap.
Outcome for crew
all 8 repatriated after 12-16 months; partial wage recovery via vessel sale.
Source
Resolution / documentation via: ITF + Tanzania ZMA + Egyptian Chamber of Shipping
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