News
14.09.11
In late August we reported that Agility Shipping had pulled the
plug on the Bass Strait run. The employer, Austral Asian Maritime
Group Pty Ltd advised our members that their employment would be
terminated as of the 29 August 2011. For whatever reason, and those
reasons still remain unclear, the termination letters were
rescinded and the crew of the Andrea now sit at anchor in the Port
of Melbourne waiting and the international crew that had arrived in
Australia to demobilise the vessel has flown back overseas. We can
only speculate on the vessels future, but it is not a satisfactory
position for our members to find themselves in. At least all wages,
so far, have been paid up to date.
Jan Thompson, AMOU Industrial Officer
jan@amou.com.au