TAL owner abandons crew of MV Transatlantic anchored off of Long Beach
More details please.
I commend the folks with their witty user names that have shared info in this thread, but let’s try being less cryptic.
Coincidentally I know a guy who knows a guy who somehow got bullshitted into taking a mate’s spot in lb recently…poor guy…
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Long beach
I’m curious.
What does ‘abandoning the crew’ entail?
Besides failing to pay them, have they now discontinued food and water rations?
Btw…I am thinking of a certain Seattle based ship operator who might be positioned to go after some of the former TAL cargoes but doubt they would leaving Schuyler Line very well positioned if they can get the money to add to their fleet. On top of everything else…such a great time to buy.
Put the old MARGARET CHOUEST (AKIRA) back together and voila. Or buy a foreign built small con/ro.
OK. I’ve been in touch with people on this ship.
They have definitely been abandoned.
Unbelievable.
That ship needs to be brought pierside and the crew onboard liberated.
And the Owner arrested.
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At this point why not order their own launch and leave?
I’d have to admire them for not saying fuck it and leaving that ship at anchor unattended.knowing how things happen they’d probably get in trouble for dereliction of duty regardless on how they are getting screwed. What a mess!
Captain is trying to get the crew to sign foreign articles
I’m not a sea lawyer.
Does this make any sense for the crew?
Or is this guy a company stooge?
The ship cannot get UW.
Why would any Captain suggest articles?
Professionalism.
The only thing keeping them there keeping the lights on and the anchor from dragging.
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Have the captain sign guys off and take the rescue boat to shore
Yeah that’s what I figured. I’d have to admire and respect that.
Call MEBA. That’s what your union is for
The captain sounds like a moron.
The MEBA business agent in Long Beach should be visiting the ship every day and advising the crew until MEBA can get them off and repatriate them home. MEBA should get them off today. In fact, MEBA should have gotten them off weeks ago.
Caretaking the ship that has been abandoned by the company is not the unpaid crew’s problem. It can be reported abandoned to the harbormaster and captain of the port, they will take over from there. That’s their job.
Hopefully, this really is the end of TAL.
This criminal is complicite with the owners…
Signing foreign articles means you sacrifice all pay if you leave without being signed off by the master
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD…DONT SIGN!
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I pray the crew doesn’t allow themselves to be bullshitted into this.
This really ia as bad as it gets when the master acts as such a WILLING HANDMAIDEN STOOGE for such SCUM SUCKING SLUGS that is TAL’s miserable ownership
I would have thought they were already on foreign articles…
Geysir has had all statutory certificates revoked by USCG.
SMC is invalidated by NK for major non-conformity’s including MLC issues such as pay. MLC Statement of Voluntary Compliance has been revoked.
USCG has revoked the company DOC making all ships unable to legally move.
I understand that pretty much everyone involved is refusing to continue any inspections until fees are paid by the company and that included USCG.
What is the status of the Transatlantic? Same?