The 'St
The 'St. Elias' which has been banned from sailing and was moored off La Pallice in pos. 46° 4.60' N 001° 14.21' W since July 26, 2018, by the authorities, waiting to be repaired after a technical failures discovered during an inspection, was to be inspected again on Aug 14. The Greek shipowner was cooperating in the efforts to get the ship sailing again. The Polish classification society was on board in order to hand out the necessary certificate after the requested repairs. In early July in Lorient, the inspectors had identified 30 defieincies concerning the engine, generators, navigation devices and moorings. Repair costs amounted to some tenthousands of Euros. The Romanian crew landed in Lorient and received its salary of 65,000 Euros. Ukrainian successors have come aboard since. The ITF (International Seafarers' Union) wanted to board the ship and meet the sailors to learn more about their living conditions. For this, the ITF asked that the ship dock at La Rochelle. A priori, the crew currently has water and food. In La Rochelle the 'St. Elias' originally was to load a cargo of grain. The chartering was canceled afterwards because of the great delay. French report with video: 7seizh.info/2018/...
