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The International Transport Workers’ Federation has actually signed up with Ukrainian and also Croatian maritime unions sought after that the look for 7 missing out on Bourbon Rhode seafarers proceeds in the mid-Atlantic

The Luxembourg- flagged Bourbon Rhode sank on September 26 after coming to be captured in Hurricane Lorenzo, a group 4 cyclone at the time. At the moment of the occurrence, the vessel remained in transportation in the main Atlantic around 1,200 maritime miles off the French Martinique island.

The ship was crewed by 14 seafarers Ukrainian, Russian, South African, Filipino and also Croatian seafarers.

Search and also rescue procedures worked with by the Regional Operational Centre of Surveillance and also Rescue (CROSS) have actually led to the healing a lifeboat with 3 Ukrainian survivors, along with recouping the bodies of 4 seafarers. Since October 1, say goodbye to survivors or bodies have actually been located.

Seven continue to be absent.

According to the ITF, the 3 Ukrainian seafarers saved suggested that several of the missing out on 7 team participants achieved success in getting in a life plethora and also there is an opportunity that they are still active.

Additionally, on October 8, 2 seafarers onboard the Alp Striker reported that they had actually seen what can have been a distress flare, and also the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) educated authorities of an unidentified things identified by means of satellite can be a life plethora.

A succeeding look for the resource of the feasible flare did not show up anything.

Despite these records, French authorities and also Bourbon introduced that search procedures will certainly be reduced.

ITF maritime organizer Jacqueline Smith on Monday called straight on the French Government to proceed search and also rescue procedures and also redeploy all sources as well as additionally gotten in touch with the United States and also various other countries to give support in the search.

“The entire ITF family express our deep condolences to the families of four seafarers who have lost their loved ones, and also extend our thoughts to the missing crew and their families and pray for their safe return,” claimed Smith

“As Croatia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs said earlier this week, not all options have been exhausted. Together with our affiliates, the Seafarers Union of Croatia and the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine, we demand that the search continues while there is still a glimmer of hope that the missing seafarers are alive,” claimed Smith.

Families and also pals of missing out on Bourbon Rhode seafarers have actually introduced a request prompting authorities to proceed the look for the missing out on Croatian master and also 6 Ukrainian team participants. To day, the application has actually drawn in over 43,000 trademarks given that it was introduced on October 5.

The applicationcan be found here