Anybody familiar with this?

with what regards exactly? end of voyage?

Leaving vessel before hitch is finished due to crew coordinators misrepresenting vessel horsepower spec. Captain threatened me with “breaking ships articles”.

[QUOTE=STEVO63;109911]Leaving vessel before hitch is finished due to crew coordinators misrepresenting vessel horsepower spec. Captain threatened me with “breaking ships articles”.[/QUOTE] I don’t think you have much to stand on there to get out of them. The worse is that you get logged but I beli…

I have to say I have never seen anyone break articles, but I have seen a few unhappy people come down with mysterious illnesses and injuries.

Ask to be paid off mutual consent. Cough up the bread to fly home and next time read the fine print. That mysterious illness/injury stuff can come back to haunt you at a later date.

[QUOTE=RichM;109936]Ask to be paid off mutual consent. Cough up the bread to fly home and next time read the fine print. That mysterious illness/injury stuff can come back to haunt you at a later date.[/QUOTE] Thanks for all the replies. Situation is resolved. Came to agreement with relief. I recei…

[QUOTE=STEVO63;110675]Thanks for all the replies. Situation is resolved. Came to agreement with relief. I received all pay due, no penalty, no marks on MMD, just a very bad experience. Would still like to know what potential problems could arise from “breaking ships articles” and what are mariners o…

http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/46C103.txt “It also is agreed that if a seaman considers himself or herself to be aggrieved by any breach of this agreement or otherwise, the seaman shall present the complaint to the master or officer in charge of the vessel, in a quiet and orderly manner, who …

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