Sunday, May 3, 2009

Shipping Cos.taking seamen for whole-sale ride

Writing a blog as a last resort to let others know of my predicaments with shipping companies and their managers and how they take the seamen for a ride who are at the last leg of their journey and are compelled to sail with riff-raff, although known companies to fend-off their hard-times, so long they can, by honest means. While on the other hand shipping cos. are always on the look-out to rook them whole-sale.Read-on ---

Dear Sri Swaminathan, sir,

You had very kindly instructed me to come and see you after my return from my trip to Varanasi etc. On my return I asked for your permission to come and see you, accordingly.

2. Meanwhile Capt.Sahgal had moved the Shipping Office and had the file transferred to Mr.Pal, who took some more documents from me depicting implications of wasting my precious sailing days as a chief for at least three months till 26.02.09, when my revalidation was to expire.

3.What opinion has your own legal cell forwarded about signing me on then on asking for a copy of the contract being fired on the 10th of December’08,within four days of signing- on the 6th of December’08 ?

4.Copies of my application of the murky episode are in the ministry and with DG as well. Repercussions may keep sounding back.

5. As you were the owners don’t you think you should sort-out the rigmarole, for which I approached you first thing on the 10th instt., after writing to the DG.

6. Pl. take a pity on a poor old servant of a servant of yours, after your managers have mis-behaved with their humble servant.

Yours obediently
Suresh Pratap Singh
Signed-on 6.12.2008 on MV Ispat Star
And not yet signed-off
3rd petition sent on 14.04.2009

No comments:

Post a Comment