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Seafarer Abandonment

Every year, the ITF and its affiliates deal with a number of cases of ‘abandonment’, where a shipowner ‘abandons’ their responsibilities for the ship and its crew.

The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) states that abandonment occurs when a shipowner;

  • fails to cover the cost of the seafarer’s repatriation; or
  • has left the seafarer without the necessary maintenance and support; or
  • has otherwise unilaterally severed their ties with the seafarer including failure to pay contractual wages for a period of at least two months’

When this happens, the ITF Seafarers' Support team and our team of Inspectors will try their best to repatriate the crew and recover any outstanding wages.

All of the cases listed here have been reported to the International Labour Organization’s Abandonment of Seafarers database which provides further details, and also provides information on cases reported by governments and other organisations.

Get in touch about abandonment:

  • If you’re a seafarer, and you think your ship may have been abandoned, you should contact ITF Seafarer Support
  • If you’re a journalist interested in learning more about one or several of these abandonment cases, please contact the ITF’s media team
Vessel Name IMO Flag Port Country Owed Wages Seafarers Nationalities Reported to ITF Sort ascending Status
ANATOLIAN 9005869 Comoros Uniye Anchorage Türkiye 10 months 13 Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Türkiye Open
GSP FALCON 8324579 Panama Kavala Greece 2 months 16 Croatia, Malaysia, Romania, Ukraine Open
BOLIVAR 9460277 Marshall Islands Durban South Africa 2 months 20 Philippines Open
GSP URANUS 8750792 Vanuatu Trkkc East Ayazli Türkiye 3 months 19 Mexico, Romania, Ukraine Open
MEGA SPEED 9537381 MArshall Islands Map Ta Phut Thailand 2 months 22 Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar Open
SIAM 8637031 St. Kitts & Nevis Red Sea Eritrea tbc 32 India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Phillipines, Romania, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Yemen Open
LAROZ 9017202 Vanuatu Huelva Spain 2 months 8 Azerbaijan, India, Türkiye Open
YUAN SEN 6 8627309 China Kaohsiung Taiwan 2 months 8 China, Myanmar Open
CENTURY BRIGHT 9588500 Cameroon Fujairah UAE 3 months 25 China, India, Vietnam Open
MEED SEA EAGLE 8356443 St. Kitts & Nevis Khor Fakkan UAE 5 months 11 Azerbajian, India, Russia Open
INAI TERATAI 141 9098957 Malaysia Port Klang Malaysia 7 months 4 Bangladesh Open
RINA 8511811 Togo Hodeidah Yemen 4 months 17 Syria Open
MED SEA LION 9350331 St. Kitts & Nevis Freetown Sierra Leone 3 months 12 Pakistan Open
PURAVALAN 1 9072989 Palau Male Maldives tbc 7 India, Sri Lanka Open
LEENA 9044035 Comoros Lagos Nigeria 5 months 23 Egypt, Syria Open
OCEANIC 5000 9559145 Barbados Sharjah UAE 2 months 77 India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Philippines, Romania, Sri Lanka, Ukraine Open
FTM 24 9598373 Marshall Islands Lagos Nigeria 2 months 10 Indonesian Open
GAS VISION 9115303 Panama China 9 months 28 India, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine Open
CHUANG SHI 8545654 Unknown Kaohsiung Taiwan 4 months 3 Myanmar Open
LADY ROZ 7800112 Cameroon Suez Canal Egypt 2 months 18 Egypt, Syria Open
OCEANLEC 263 9506978 Palau Tuticorin India 4 months 10 India, Indonesia Open
MIKAYLA AJ 8914817 Unknown Oranjestad Aruba 7 months 7 Cuba, Panama Open
MIRA 8300157 Comoros Reni Ukraine 6 months 17 Egypt, Ukraine Open
MAB III 9144184 Unknown Mina Zayed UAE 3 months 11 India Open
PLUTUS 9132519 Palau Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 2.5 months 23 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, Ukraine Open
MED SEA FOX 9376189 St. Kitts & Nevis Salalah Oman 3 months 12 India, Ukraine Open
LAMAR 9124201 Palau Suez Canal Egypt 4 months 21 Egypt, India, Lebanon, Syria Open
AASHI 9516715 Gabon Nias Island Indonesia 6 months 3 India Open
FREDRIKSHAMN 8730132 Cameroon Luanda Angola 6 months 78 Russia, Ukraine Open
MARCO POLO 7821051 Mauritius Luanda Angola 3 months 17 Angola, Russia, Ukraine Open
GAS ZEUS 9267962 Panama Assaluyeh Iran 5 months 16 Philippines, Ukraine Open
GALILEAN 77 8820298 St Kitts & Nevis Lagos Nigeria tbc 10 Ghana, Indonesia, Philippines Open
AMBAR 9548770 Palau Jawaharlal India 3 months 10 India, Indonesia Open
NAVIMAR 3 9526045 Palau Chittagong Bangladesh 2 months 10 India, Indonesia Open
LADY SEMA 9233624 Panama Ghent Belgium tbc 20 Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Ukraine Open
MED SEA LION 9350331 St. Kitts & Nevi Georgetown Guyana tbc 12 India Open
LEV TAIFUN 8650382 German Bremerhaven Germany 3 months 2 Russia Open
LEV TORNADO 7725453 German Bremerhaven Germany 3 months 4 Montenegro, Philippines, Ukraine Open
LEV TWISTER 8302088 German Bremerhaven Germany 3 months 10 Latvia, Philippines, Ukraine Open
PSD 104 9191802 Tanzania Durban South Africa tbc 8 India, Pakistan Open
HADI 51 9619581 Bahrain Jeddah Saudi Arabia 3 months 10 India, Indonesia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania Open
AL NADER 7027502 United Arab Emirates Dubai UAE 6 months 10 Egypt, India, Indonesia Open
KARLA FAYE 7237511 Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay 12 months 2 Russia, Ukraine Open
SHEKSNA 8876572 Cameroon Durban South Africa 4 months 10 Azerbaijan, Russia Open
GHAYDAA 7366037 Lebanon Alexandria Egypt 4 months 12 Egypt, Syria Open
GUARDIANS 9165451 Panama Freetown Sierra Leone 5 months 12 Indonesia, Myanmar Open
KOUBIA 8606733 Guinea Las Palmas Canary Islands 9 months 9 Russia, Ukraine Open
AFFINITY 9522570 Palau Al Jazeera UAE 3 months 8 Indonesia, Myanmar Open
INAI KENANGA 9568782 Malaysia Pasir Gudang Malaysia 9 months 24 Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar Open
ARIANA 9500132 Panama Bandar Abbas Iran 4 months 21 Yemen Open
NEPHEL 9513361 Moldova Bandarr Abbas Iran 2 months 6 India, Iran Open
JANAY 7015509 Togo Tripoli Lebanon 11 months 15 Egypt, Syria Open
YU LIN 8844218 Cameroon Port Said Egypt 12 months 12 India Ukraine Open
OSCAR 8213445 Comoros Um Al Quwain UAE 3 years 10 India, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria Open
LALEH 8663377 Iran Bandar Abbas Iran 11 months 2 India, Iran Open
SEASHINE 7 9361926 Panama Khor Fakkan UAE 14 months 13 Egypt, India, Indonesia Open
ZIRIS 9804162 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Asaluyah Iran 3 months 7 Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Syris Open
ARUN 5 8732001 Unknown Kharg Island Iran 10 months 9 Iran, Pakistan Open
NIBA 9046784 Panama Khor Fakkan UAE 4 months 24 Azerbaijan, Philippines, Ukraine Open
OCEAN FLUORITE 9345051 St Kitts & Nevis Sharjah anchorage UAE 3 months 1 Indian Open
OCEAN CENTURY 9435650 St. Kitts & Nevis Sharjah UAE 4 months 10 India, Indonesia Open
OCEAN TRADER 9056739 Comoros Jebel Ali UAE 9 months 14 India Open
SAMED 9415375 Panama Assaluyeh Iran 5 months 10 Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines Open
JEDDAH PALACE I 7721146 Unknown Jeddah Saudi Arabia 5 months 12 Sudan, Syria Open
ONDA 8912467 Guyana Dakar Senegal 7 months 4 Cameroon, Lebanon, Nigeria, Syria Open
PSL TIGER 9153123 Tanzania Jelel Ali UAE 6 months 6 India Open
RAH GOSHAYAN 7806221 Iran Bushehr Iran 14 months 3 India, Pakistan Open
ELOBEY XI 7627534 Equatorial Guinea Lome Togo 18 months 11 Cameroon, Lebanon Open
HL HANNA 9252826 Panama Bandar Abbas Iran 16 months 16 Iran Open
GLOBAL HAWK 9422859 Cook Islands Suakin Sudan $40,880 12 India Open
SEDRATA 9557795 Algeria Antwerp Belgium 2 months 16 Algeria Open
MERMAID 9330020 St Kitts & Nevis Al Hamriyah UAE 3 months 20 Georgia, India, Russia, Ukraine Open
SEA SAPPHIRE Tanzania Sharjah UAE 10 months 5 India, Philippines Open
OCEAN EXPLORER 9303637 Panama Mumbai India 5 months 19 Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Syria, Tanzania Open
NOVA CALEDONIA 8518807 Congo Novadhibou Mauritania 2 months 20 Congo, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Ukraine Open
KONYUI Cameroon Dakar Senegal 7 months 9 Ghana, Guinea, Iran, Sierra Leone, Ukraine Open
AL WAKRA 7715991 Tanzania Khalid Port UAE $72,000 14 India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria Open
CUTETA 8605935 Angola Dakar Senegal 12 months 35 Guinea Bissau, Angola, Cape Verde, Cuba Open
MWANI QATAR 4 9105011 Qatar Doha Qatar 4 months 7 Bangladesh, Pakistan, Syria Open
AL MAHA 9053816 Palau Sohar OLP anchorage Oman $65,798 14 India, Ukraine Open
GAS ROMA 9046784 Panama Khor Fakkan UAE 3 months 25 Latvia, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine Open
TIMGAD 9697337 Algeria Ghent Belgium tbc 20 Algeria Open
SAEB 9415387 Panama Lengeh Iran $85,500 13 Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tanzania Open
TAKAVAR 5 7378169 Iran Bandar Iman Khomeini Iran 12 months 4 Iran, Pakistan Open
STERLING 8413174 St Kitts & Nevis Khor Fakkan UAE $21,200 2 Indonesia, Sri Lanka Open
SHETAB 9208019 Iran Kish Iran 10 months 7 Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Open
EAST EXPRESS 8215754 Sao Tome & Principle Misurata Libya 20 months 11 Egypt, Syria Open
SAI ARAMBH 9115456 India Colombo Sri Lanka tbc 19 India Open