MV HACININ AHMET

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Seized ship to be auctioned

The "Hacinin Ahmet" which has been lying in the port of Ponta Delgada in the Azores since 2012 is now being auctioned by the archipelago's port authority. A court has ordered the sale of thevessel which was operated by Kutup Shipping & Trading of Istanbul. The ship has been in port since early December 2012. It was first taken under arrest on behalf of a foreign company because of unpaid bills. The ship was, however, released in January 2013, but the Port Authority subsequently seized the ship which has apparently suffered a mechanical problem. It was listed as accidental hit or under repair in the IMO Equasis database. Six of the 15 crew members, five Turks and an Ukrainian, were still remaining on the ship until at least April 2013, hoping to get paid their salaries.

6 Crewmembers in difficult situation on Turkish ship 'Hacinin Ahmet' at Ponta Delgada

Without captain and agentless, only six crew avoid abandonment. Ports of Azores arrested the ship. The Turkish bulk carrier 'M/V Hacının Ahmet' is four months moored in the port of Ponta Delgada, apparently abandoned by its owner and left at the mercy of solidarity six of the 15 original crew members who hope the court decides on the orders of arrest hanging over the vessel by accumulated debts. Read more at http://www.seanews.com.tr/article/TURSHIP/98558/hacinin-Ahmet-Turkish-Bulk-Carrier-Ponta-Delgada-Abandoned/

Turkish ship dropped almost 4 months in Ponta Delgada

English (Google Translate) Without captain and agentless, only six crew avoid abandonment. Ports of Azores arrested the ship. The Turkish bulk carrier 'Ahmet Hacinin' is four months moored in the port of Ponta Delgada, apparently abandoned by its owner and left at the mercy of solidarity six of the 15 original crew members who hope the court decides on the orders of arrest hanging over the vessel by accumulated debts. First, it was an order of seizure of a foreign company that was lifted in late January, for withdrawal of the company, but now the Turkish ship is held in Ponta Delgada by another order of arrest, is now requested by the Ports of Azores, various services provided by the ship since he landed to disembark an order on December 2 last year and never 'got irons'. Because, in addition to the legal problems of the debts by its owner, there is a malfunction in the machine already brought the ship when docked in Ponta Delgada and that prevents him from leaving by his own means, they will not have the Captaincy order to make these conditions. Finally, is currently underway also the legal deadline of 30 days for which the vessel is considered abandoned - as it is now without an agent and without commander - at that before the court decides on the seizure of the Ports of the Azores, can be given in case the ship is considered to be lost in favor of the Portuguese State, by abandonment. A situation that could facilitate its subsequent sale to pay creditors, one that will probably be the solution to the 'Ahmet Hacinin' since its owner is very difficult to contact and already has given clear signs of considering this ship as lost to creditors. Ports of the Azores, the shipowner should towing service the ship when it broke down to the port of Ponta Delgada, but also other services call 'account of scale' as the supply of water and electricity. "The owner came to make some contacts, but never directly to the ports of the Azores and was never easy to get in contact with him, so at the moment there is no negotiation and only await the conduct of proceedings in court," he said, making the state of play, the administrator of the Azores Ports, Filipe Macedo, who would like to see the matter resolved until the summer, or more than six months after the Turkish ship moored in Ponta Delgada Tues. Filipe Macedo says, anyway, that the operation in the port of Ponta Delgada has gone smoothly, despite the space occupied by the Turkish ship and could be missed in the 'peaks' of activity. The administrator admits that these are not "normal situations" in the port of Ponta Delgada and that a similar case that happened recently was, however, resolved more easily and not cause the constraints that this is causing Turkish ship. Crew who remain live aid but are calm The Turkish ship 'Ahmet Hacinin' reached Ponta Delgada with 15 crew members, but currently only six remain on the ship, not to lose the right to have the money they receive from the shipowner. And he explained to Açoriano Oriental Captain of the Port of Ponta Delgada, Matos Nogueira, crewmembers are being helped with food and clothing by local IPSS, as well as crews from other ships calling at Ponta Delgada and are calm, despite being with their lives suspended for four months. Five of the crew members are Turkish and one is Ukrainian. The more complicated cases, like that of a crew member who tried to kill Guinea, already abandoned the ship and left the Azores. The crew expect, however, the court's decision because they have lost touch with the owner, who appears to have been 'off' the ship. Rui Jorge Cabral http://www.acorianooriental.pt ------------------------------------- Original (Portuguese) Está sem comandante e sem agente e só seis tripulantes evitam abandono. Portos dos Açores arrestou o navio. O navio graneleiro turco ‘Hacinin Ahmet’ está há quatro meses atracado no porto de Ponta Delgada, aparentemente abandonado pelo seu armador e deixando à mercê da solidariedade seis dos 15 tripulantes originais que esperam que o tribunal decida sobre as ordens de arresto que pendem sobre o navio, por dívidas acumuladas. Primeiro, foi uma ordem de arresto de uma empresa estrangeira que foi levantada no final de janeiro, por desistência dessa empresa, mas agora o navio turco está retido em Ponta Delgada por uma outra ordem de arresto, esta agora pedida pela própria Portos dos Açores, por vários serviços prestados ao navio desde que ele atracou para desembarcar uma encomenda a 2 de dezembro do ano passado e nunca mais ‘levantou ferros’. Até porque, para além dos problemas judiciais por dívidas do seu armador, há também uma avaria na máquina que o navio já trazia quando atracou em Ponta Delgada e que o impede de sair pelos próprios meios, pois não terá ordem da Capitania para o fazer nessas condições. Por fim, está neste momento a decorrer também o prazo legal de 30 dias para que o navio seja considerado abandonado – uma vez que está já sem agente e sem comandante – pelo que, antes que o tribunal decida sobre a arresto da Portos dos Açores, pode-se dar o caso de o navio ser considerado perdido a favor do Estado português, por abandono. Uma situação que poderia facilitar a sua posterior venda para pagamento aos credores, aquela que será, provavelmente, a solução para o ‘Hacinin Ahmet’, uma vez que o seu armador é muito difícil de contactar e já tem dado sinais claros de considerar este navio como perdido a favor dos credores. À Portos dos Açores, o armador deve o serviço de reboque do navio quando este avariou até ao porto de Ponta Delgada, mas também outros serviços da chamada ‘conta de escala’ como o fornecimento de água e luz. “O armador chegou a fazer alguns contactos, mas nunca diretamente com a Portos dos Açores e nunca foi fácil entrar em contacto com ele, pelo que neste momento não há qualquer negociação e apenas aguardamos o desenrolar do processo em tribunal”, afirma, fazendo o ponto da situação, o administrador da Portos dos Açores, Filipe Macedo, que gostaria de ver o assunto resolvido até ao verão, ou seja, mais de seis meses depois do navio turco ter atracado em Ponta Delgada. Filipe Macedo diz, mesmo assim, que a operação no porto de Ponta Delgada tem decorrido com normalidade, apesar do espaço ocupado pelo navio turco e que poderia fazer falta nos ‘picos’ de atividade. O administrador admite que estas não são “situações habituais” no porto de Ponta Delgada e que um caso idêntico que aconteceu recentemente foi, contudo, resolvido de uma forma mais fácil e não provocou os constrangimentos que este navio turco está a provocar. Tripulantes que permanecem vivem de ajudas mas estão calmos O navio turco ‘Hacinin Ahmet’ chegou a Ponta Delgada com 15 tripulantes, mas atualmente só seis permanecem no navio, para não perderem o direito ao dinheiro que têm a receber do armador. E segundo explicou ao Açoriano Oriental o capitão do Porto de Ponta Delgada, Matos Nogueira, os tripulantes estão a ser ajudados com roupa e comida por IPSS locais, bem como por tripulações de outros navios que escalam Ponta Delgada e estão calmos, apesar de estarem com a sua vida suspensa há quatro meses. Cinco desses tripulantes são turcos e um é ucraniano. Os casos mais complicados, como o de um tripulante guineense que se tentou matar, já abandonaram o navio e deixaram os Açores. Os tripulantes esperam, contudo, a decisão do tribunal porque já perderam o contacto com o armador, que aparenta ter-se ‘desligado’ do navio. Rui Jorge Cabral http://www.acorianooriental.pt