right to belongings?

Hi,

I guess you must have left in less than friendly circumstances.

I doubt there is much you can do about this now.

Minutes to pack, Released from Firstmate, in Mexico....
Donated it , because it was to expensive to ship....

Something is not adding up. Doesnt sound like " Good Terms" to me

Good terms or not, the same two questions come to my mind.
- What does the contract say?
- Whatever the contract says, what do the rules say?

Paid crew so there certainly will be rules and regulations regarding this matter. It certainly did not happen the first time.

US rules because of the vessels flag.
Maybe Mexican rules because the crew member left the vessel there.


But this is something that someone who knows these rules should answer.

What triggered the instant firing..?

None of my business, just curios.
Have worked under many Captains myself and they only time one of them lost it and yelled at me was when I took his "special" chair at the bridge.
(I thought he was down bellow eating dinner, but he showed up at the bridge and saw my arse in his seat and went ballistic...I know, my fault)

It's a U.S. flagged yacht and you were hired in the U.S I assume. Then U.S. law applies. The yacht's owner is claiming "abandonment". You have to be able to prove that you didn't abandon them.
The real questions here are what is the depreciated value of the items you left and what was the reason you left them. ( Is it worth the cost and energy of litigation?)
Under the circumstances though it may be worth your while just to cost the owner for satisfaction even if you can't collect. I once went after a guy for $100, because the guy was an SOB and I knew the he'd use a lawyer. My first question of the lawyer was "Are you being paid or doing it as a friend?". When he said he was getting paid I made sure he got a ton of "billable hours".

Remind me NEVER to piss you off Capt !

When you have someone who tries to be very good to you it's a big mistake to search out the other side of his personality, especially an old guy with my background. I worked 3 weeks on an untreated broken foot and the guy stiffed me on the airline's fee for my bag, plus no tip. He was a miserable SOB, making unappreciated racist remarks and 'jokes' the entire trip. That $100 cost him over $3K, and I handled it entirely in my spare time. Yep, good advice weto.

Unless there was something really important in your stuff, it sounds like it's going to go down as a Life Lesson Learnt.

I've met one person in my life that I can stand spending 24/7 with for more than a few days. I married her. 30+ days is pushing luck. Never mistake a person on a job or on a boat for a friend. They're acquaintances whose personalities you're forced to tolerate to complete a job. Some people are incapable of controlling their personalities. They can make life hell or tempt you into very illegal actions. The bottom line though is that once you're gone, you're gone. DO NOT depend on anybody acting in your best interests and you won't be disappointed. Sounds like you've been taught a life lesson. Take heart though, because there's a life lesson that captain and his buddy have failed to learn. It's a very small world. You'd be amazed how many people you'd never expect to see again that somehow show up in your life years later. Sometimes as someone you're asking for a job. Sometimes as the cousin of a girl you really want to get with. Karma's a witch.