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Beached at Gadani 11.04.25

Abandoned ship sold after four years in Motril

The company Medway Marine LTD, has acquired the abandoned 'Zapolyarye' in the port of Motril, after presenting the best offer of the four that attended. The British shipping company has paid 5,5 million Euros for the vessel, which puts an end to almost four years of trouble, generated by the bankruptcy of its former owner. The 'Zapolyarye' had arrived at the port of Motril on Sep 19, 2018, uner tow after running out of fuel amidst its voyage after the owner went bankrupt. The ship was left abandoned in the port. The last crew members left the ship in June 2021 after living in precarious conditions, without electricity and without payment of their wages. The engine still was of very good quality, as well as its navigation equipment and communication systems. The double hull ship was built with special high resistance steels and was in good condition, so it will go to sea again once the commissioning tasks have been completed.

Auction to be finalized

The Motril Port Authority will meet the board of directors to finalize the abandonment file of the 'Zapolyarye' and draw up the specifications for the public auction. A dozen companies are interested in buying the ship which has been abandoned in the port of Motril with the crew on board for two years after the bankruptcy of the MSCO shipping company, the owner of the ship. The court authorized the sale of the ship in November 2019, however a judicial process - already resolved in favour of the port - paralyzed the auction of the freighter and, when the procedures to launch the tender could be resumed, the outbreak of the corona crisis delayed the procedure again. As of Oct 27, 2020 the date set for the council to meet, the specifications will be launched for companies opting to purchase the freighter, valued at 3.18 million Euros. A dozen of them have already been interested in the acquisition. The ship is kept with a minimum crew of seven Russian sailors, after some of the crew decided to abandon it. The shipping company delayed the payment of their wages and they remained in the dark for a long time. In the time the freighter has been docked at the dock, it has incurred a debt of more than one million Euros with the port. Once the ship is sold, the money will be used to defray the costs it has incurred for the port and the rest will become part of the public treasury. The shipping company will be in charge of repatriating the crew. At the moment, there were no claims from the maritime workers union, so the sailors were collecting their wages.