SEAWAYS RUBYMAR

scrapped

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Captain was held for months in prison cell after unauthorised anchoring

The former captain of the 'Seaways Rubymar' Glenn Madoginog, who was held for months at an Indonesian naval base before ending up in a cramped prison cell, sleeping alongside convicted murderers and child rapists, has returned home only in May 2022. The 47 year old Filipin was one of dozens of captains held at the Batam naval base after being arrested for anchoring in Indonesian waters without a permit while waiting to enter Singapore. Most of the captains were freed after a few weeks once ship owners made unofficial payments to navy intermediaries of between US$300,000 and US$400,000, Madoginog, 47, says his firm declined so he and his vessel remained captive in Batam. After a six-month wait, Madoginog was sentenced in March to 60 days in jail. The US company International Seaways, owner of the 'Seaways Rubymar' when it was detained, said it had pursued all legal avenues to get Madoginog and the vessel released, but as a matter of policy, they do not pay bribes, but it did all it could to improve Madoginog’s conditions while in custody and continued to provide financial and medical support to him and his family. The 'Seaways Rubymar' has since been scrapped.

Beached

arrived Bhav Anchorage 14.04.22, arrived Alang Anchorage 16.04.22,beached 19.04.22

Tanker rescued distressed fishermen

Three crew members of the Costa Rican fishing boat "Capitán Bismarck" which had gone adrift on Feb 21, 2018, close to Colombia and Ecuador, after being struck by lightning, were rescued on Feb 27 by the "Seaways Rubimar" after a coordination between the USA, Colombia and Panama. The tanker, which deviated 90 kilometers from its course, managed to rescue three of the four crew of the fishing vessel. The fourth fisherman had died. The tanker crew found the "Capitán Bismarck" about 70 nautical miles southeast of Coco Island, which is about 245 nautical miles northeast of Punta Burica, in the South Pacific. The deceased fisherman, 67 years old, was diabetic and apparently suffered a heart attack. The castaways will be transferred to Puerto Esmeraldas in northern Ecuador including the dead body of the deceased. Rescued were Víctor Umaña, 30, Jorge Fernando Chavarría, 63, and Audiel Rivas, 39; while the deceased fisherman was identified as Florencio Vásquez. Spanish report with photo: https://www.elpais.cr/2018/02/26/buque-rescata-pesquero-costarricense-con-apoyo-de-colombia-eeuu-y-panama/