The "Bulk Brasil" has been detained after berthing in Port Kembla on Jan 27, 2015, due to serious breaches of the Maritime Labor Convention with regards to lack of food on board and unpaid 20 Filipino seafarers.
Bulker detained due to breaches of Labor Convention The "Bulk Brasil" has been detained after berthing in Port Kembla on Jan 27, 2015, due to serious breaches of the Maritime Labor Convention with regards to lack of food on board and unpaid 20 Filipino seafarers. According to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) it was not the first time the vessel has been detained as in 2014 Australian inspectors found deficiencies in pollution prevention, working and living conditions, safety of navigation and fire safety. The Keymax Maritime of Japan, the vessel's operator, was a “repeat offender” that had problems when entering 12 different ports worldwide.