The “C-Star” has dropped anchor off the coast of Barcelona on Sep 27. She was half-marooned, with the navigational instruments damaged and the crew members, who survived thanks to humanitarian aid, asking to disembark the ship to return home. They had stayed 12 days off the port of Palamós without being able to enter.
The Red Cross was urged to help for humanitarian reasons. At the request of the Maritime Captaincy of Palamós it coordinated a second food distribution and humanitarian aid for the nine crew members on board the vessel. 90 liters of water, 15 kg of prepared dishes, 18 kg of fruit, powdered milk, apple juice, pasta and rice were sent to the ship. A first distribution of food and warm clothing was carried out some day ago, besides making an assessment regarding the situation of the crew.
The Red Cross concluded that the “C-Star” was in a state of abandonment, without fuel and with basic navigational instruments being damaged, waiting for the owner to pay for fuel and groceries requested.
The nine crew members from Sri Lanka were suffering from depletion and hunger, demanding payment of their salary and being in need of drinking water, food and clothing. They were in an evident state of fatigue and demanded their repatriation.
To enter a Spanish port a foreign ship must have a consignee who does the paperwork and payments of what he needs. This procedure has not been done because the shipowner did not provide the funds needed. The “C-Star” also did not have a consignee. The solution will depend on the actions taken by the Port of Barcelona or Maritime Captaincy. The ship has not requested to dock – which should be done through a consignee – and remained five miles east of the port guarded by the tug “Punta Mayor”.
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Source: Vesseltracker
