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
ITF current cases
| Vessel Name | IMO | Flag | Port | Country | Owed Wages | Seafarers | Nationalities | Reported to ITF Sort ascending | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL PEACE | 9555199 | Unknown | Hamriyah | UAE | 15 months | 19 | Bangladesh, India, Ukraine | Open | |
| KOTOR | 9575981 | Montenegro | Tyne | UK | 16 | Georgia, Montenegro | Open | ||
| LUCKY STAR | 1062469 | Sierra Leone | Kamsar | Guinea | 2.5 months | 13 | China, Indonesia | Open | |
| ALIM PASA | 8975976 | Cameroon | Cadiz | Spain | 9 | Azerbaijan, India, Turkiye | Open | ||
| SEA BARON | 9085481 | Panama | Casablanca | Morocco | 2 months | 9 | Azerbaijan, Russia | Open | |
| HASKAL | 8605480 | Mongolia | Istanbul | Turkiye | 2 months | 7 | Azerbaijan, India | Open | |
| ALBERO | 9359612 | Panama | Kolkata | India | 2 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Indonesia | Open | |
| MEDKON NLG | 9364344 | Panama | Douala | Cameroon | 2 months | 17 | Philippines | Open | |
| GSP BIGFOOT 1 | 8697366 | Panama | Kavala | Greece | 11 months | 9 | Malaysia, Poland, Romania, Venezuela | Open | |
| MAR 4 | 9038426 | Tanzania | Vassiliko | Cyprus | 3 months | 12 | Syria | Open | |
| ASG PORTOFINO | 9229087 | Palau | Calais | France | 4 months | 12 | Ukraine | Open | |
| ARGO II | 7819814 | Tanzania | Ningde | China | 3 months | 1 | Georgia | Open | |
| CECILIA | 8008498 | Comoros | Algeciras | Spain | 3 months | 12 | Bangladesh, India | Open | |
| SEA ARIES | 9297125 | Belize | Casablanca | Morocco | 2 months | 11 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| ACCOMPLICE | 9164079 | Unknown | Tuticorin | India | 3 months | 10 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| MOUNT | 9252618 | Palau | Dubai | UAE | 2 months | 8 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| MICHI | 9516636 | Unknown | Male | Maldives | 3 months | 9 | Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| WARBA | 9345178 | Comoros | 3 months | 14 | Egypt, India, Pakistan, Syria | Open | |||
| M M A | 9272565 | Cook Islands | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 16 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| KHASHAYAR 1 | 7616444 | Iran | Bushehr | Iran | 3 months | 1 | Ethiopia | Open | |
| TOI CHALLENGER | 9151515 | Liberia | Samsun | Turkiye | 2 months | 18 | Azerbaijan, Ukraine | Open | |
| NATHAN | 9513361 | Palau | Izmail | Ukraine | 3 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| BELLA A | 9182394 | Comoros | Djibouti | Djibouti | 3 months | 16 | Syria | Open | |
| HORENT | 9197844 | Curacao FALSE | Singapore OPL | Singapore | 4 months | 24 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| SWIFT FALCON | 9246803 | Panama | Al Hamriyah | UAE | 2 months | 21 | China, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| NEW LIFE | 8876510 | Cameroon | Canakkale | Turkiye | 2 months | 11 | Azerbaijan, Ukraine | Open | |
| ARDHIANTO | 9100528 | Comoros | Dubai | UAE | 3 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| ARDA | 8125155 | Panama | Unye | Turkiye | 5 months | 5 | Azerbaijan, Turkiye | Open | |
| ALGEDI STAR | 9374090 | Panama | Taressa | Guinea Conakry | 2 months | 11 | Egypt, Russia | Open | |
| NEREUS | 9170913 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Al Hodeidah | PROGRESS | 2 months | 14 | Egypt, India | Open | |
| JAWHART BERLIN | 9163506 | Panama | Shuaiba | Kuwait | 3 months | 1 | Egypt | Open | |
| BAHMANSHIR-1 | 8346515 | Iran | Assaluyeh | Iran | 4 months | 8 | Ethiopia, Iran | Open | |
| AYAT | 9467885 | San Marino | Suez | Egypt | 3 months | 23 | Egypt, India, Lebanon, Syria | Open | |
| KOKOO | 9114074 | Tanzania | Noumea | New Caledonia | 2 months | 8 | China, Myanmar | Open | |
| BGMS MIGHTY | 9944364 | Panama | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 9 | Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ukraine | Open | |
| GBP MARINE | 9711054 | Tazania | Tanga | Tanzania | 2 months | 14 | Bangladesh, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| JIAN YANG HUI | 9532070 | Mongolia | Nghe Tinh anchorage | Vietnam | 3 months | 9 | Ghana | Open | |
| GLOBAL BEAUTY | 9221267 | Unknown | Sharjah | UAE | 2 months | 18 | Georgia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| KASHI | 1039527 | Gambia | Hamriyah | UAE | 6 months | 4 | India | Open | |
| GSP FALCON | 8324579 | Belize | Tuzla | Turkiye | 5 months | 8 | Malaysia, Romania | Open | |
| HADI 54 | 9760964 | Bahrain | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 5 | India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| ASG KHERSON | 9255579 | Palau | Port of Spain | Tridad & Tobago | 4 months | 12 | Ukraine | Open | |
| MADAD 7 | 9414175 | Comoros | Musaffah | UAE | 3 months | 6 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| BGMS BADER | 9944405 | Panama | Dammam | Dammam | 5 months | 16 | Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Saudí Arabia, Tanzania, Ukraine | Open | |
| BGMS SUCCESS | 9944390 | Panama | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 3 | Azerbaijan, Nigeria, Tanzania | Open | |
| BRAVERY LOYALTY | 9582726 | Singapore | Penang | Malaysia | 6 months | 12 | China, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| SALTWIND EXPLORER | 9483243 | Marshall Islands | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | N/A | 21 | India, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| COLON | 9503574 | Unknown | Punta Cardon | Venezuela | 4 months | 29 | Venezuela | Open | |
| AYODHA | 1066219 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Sharjah | UAE | 5 months | 14 | Bangladesh, India | Open | |
| MAHAKAL | Unknown | Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 2 | India | Open | ||
| PESCADORES | 8865107 | Tanzania | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 3 months | 9 | Indonesia | Open | |
| WARRIOR KING | 9038854 | Unknown | Amuay Bay | Venezuela | 4 months | 24 | Venezuela | Open | |
| TURBO SM | 7612498 | Comoros | Zeytinburnu | Turkiye | 5 months | 6 | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia | Open | |
| SEDRA | 9043146 | Panama | Sohar | Oman | 3 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Sudan | Open | |
| YORACO | 9503586 | Iran | Amuay Bay | Venezuela | 4 months | 29 | Venezuela | Open | |
| ISIK 4 | 8906303 | Vanuatu | Hafia | Israel | 2 months | 10 | Azerbaijan, Turkiye | Open | |
| MAYBACH | 8134522 | Tanzania | Dakar | Senegal | 3 months | 9 | Azerbaijan, India, Turkiye | Open | |
| SIRRAH | 9200342 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 6 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Iraq, Syria | Open | |
| RAWABI 204 | 9898072 | Tuvalu | Safaniya | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 17 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Ukraine | Open | |
| DALAL QUEEN | 8812954 | Comoros | Hodaydah | Yemen | 3 months | 11 | Egypt, Syria, Yemen | Open | |
| SOLDIER | 9590008 | Tanzania | Amuay Bay | Venezuela | 4 months | 22 | Venezuela | Open | |
| BGMS SUPERB | 9944388 | Panama | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 2 | Azerbaijan, India | Open | |
| ORIENTE NO. 7 | 8430586 | Libya | Tuzla | Turkiye | 4 months | 7 | India | Open | |
| SERNAKH | 7726392 | Unknown | Duqm | Oman | 11 | India | Open | ||
| LADY GHEDA 1 | 7616004 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 13 | India | Open | |
| GLOBAL HAWK | 9422859 | Unknown | Sawakin Digna anchorage | Sudan | 2 months | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| KARADENIZ POWERSHIP GOKSEL BEY | 9121845 | Liberia | Bata | Equatorial Guinea | 2 months | 18 | Turkiye | Open | |
| MIRNA | 9291925 | Unknown | Hong Kong | Republic of China | 6 months | 9 | Egypt, India | Open | |
| JETMAX 2 | 9006447 | Comoros | Sinop | Turkiye | 3 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| ESTRELLA CHARLENE | 9123855 | Panama | Las Calderas | Dominican Republic | 5 months | 14 | India, Montenegro | Open | |
| ANKA | 9365415 | Tanzania | Reni anchorage | Ukraine | 6 months | 13 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India | Open | |
| RAMBLER STAR | 8889555 | Unknown | Nansha | China | 10 months | 8 | Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| NSP BARGE 1 | Malaysia | Malacca | Malaysia | 5 months | 5 | Bangladesh | Open | ||
| FU YUAN YU 9993 | 8567743 | China, People’s Republic of | Al Duqm | Oman | 8 months | 8 | Indonesia | Open | |
| RS EAGLE | 8200802 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Unye | Turkiye | 7 months | 4 | Azerbaijan, India | Open | |
| EMMA | 8101599 | Tanzania | Durres | Albania | 4 months | 6 | India | Open | |
| TANYA | 9153135 | Comoros | Sahrjah | UAE | 3 months | 14 | Ethiopia, India, Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| SARAH | 8120478 | Comoros | Gdynia | Poland | 6 months | 1 | Georgia | Open | |
| PRIDE | 9813307 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Dubai | UAE | 4 months | 8 | Philippines, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| JAMILAH | 9133185 | Comoros | Aden | Yemen | 3 months | 17 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| WATERLOO | 1072361 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 14 | India | Open | |
| MALA KADO | 9141912 | Guinea-Bissau | Suez anchorage | Egypt | 4 months | 3 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| STAR APOLLO | 9644897 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Batam | Indonesia | 5 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| VASILIY BOZHENKO | 8623999 | Ukraine | Diliskelesi | Turkiye | 5 months | 7 | Ukraine | Open | |
| OXIN | 9190274 | St. Maarten | Zhoushan | China | 3 months | 13 | India, Iran | Open | |
| AMUR-2528 | 8727850 | Russia | Alat | Azerbaijan | 2 months | 10 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| HAWKS JAUAAHIRU | 9174232 | Cameroon | Male | Maldives | 4 months | 15 | India, Indonesia, Maldives | Open | |
| STRATOS | 79030498 | Unknown | Jubail Naval anchorage | Saudi Arabia | 8 months | 10 | India, Iraq | Open | |
| GINAN | 8904604 | Cameroon | An-Ping | Taiwan | 9 months | 4 | Myanmar | Open | |
| VESTLANDIA | 8211100 | Unknown | Benghazi | Libya | 4 months | 16 | Philippines | Open | |
| FU YUAN YU 9997 | 8567779 | China, People’s Republic of | Al Duqm | Oman | 8 months | 9 | Indonesia | Open | |
| KUM JIN | 8806462 | Mongolia | Klang | Malaysia | 7 months | 8 | Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| NORDIC BAHARI | 8203153 | Indonesia | Surabaya | Indonesia | 2 months | 39 | Australia, Indonesia, Russia | Open | |
| SU GAS | 9134361 | Comoros | Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 10 | India, Iran | Open | |
| JOY GLORY | 1032672 | Jamaica | Zhoushan | China | 4 months | 14 | China, Indonesia | Open | |
| GOLDEN PALM | 7636339 | Unknown | Suez | Egypt | 2 months | 17 | Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Namibia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| BGMS SPLENDOR | 9944376 | Panama | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 8 months | 11 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Russia, Tanzania | Open | |
| AYA ZANOUBYA | 7702994 | Tanzania | MBM | Albania | 5 months | 11 | Albania, Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| DNIPRO LINE | 9136371 | Ukraine | Tuzla | Turkiye | 6 months | 7 | Ukraine | Open | |
| GNL 1015 | 9468657 | Brazil | Niteroi | Brazil | 2 months | 10 | Brazil | Open | |
| HIMS 11 | 9615494 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 5 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| SUDARSHAN | 1043592 | Unknown | Hamriyah | UAE | 8 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| SUNNY LYNN | 9124926 | Panama | Giresun | Turkiye | 6 months | 16 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| GNL 1001 | 9630327 | Brazil | Macae | Brazil | 2 months | 16 | Brazil | Open | |
| HADI 38 | 9589920 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 9 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| ADRIATICO | 8528591 | Guinea-Bissau | Gulluk | Turkiye | 3 months | 2 | Turkiye | Open | |
| GNL 1008 | 9667590 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2 Months | 12 | Brazil | Open | |
| HADI 49 | 9845336 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 6 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| HADI 50 | 9845348 | Bahrain | Dubai | UAE | 6 months | 8 | Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Nigeria, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| ANNA I | 9175016 | Tanzania | El Guamache anchorage | Venezeula | 2 months | 8 | Venezeula | Open | |
| SIDIA 1 | 7242683 | Cape Verde | Dakar | Senegal | 4 months | 7 | Indonesia | Open | |
| SAN LORENZO | 9141053 | Philippines | Balayan | Philippines | 10 months | 9 | Bangladesh, Syria | Open | |
| RICH ISLAND | 9003732 | Togo | Ningde | China | 3 months | 8 | China, Indonesia | Open | |
| PROSPERITY 1 | 7715422 | Tanzania | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2 months | 10 | Colombia, Panama, Venezuela | Open | |
| JJ-330 | Tanzania | Malaysia | 4 months | 1 | India | Open | |||
| LORD 17 | 9146091 | Comoros | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 4 months | 25 | Bangladesh, India, Syria | Open | |
| GRACE | 9486300 | Antigua & Barbuda | Hafia | Israel | 2 months | 15 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| CAPTAIN ADAM 1 | 8914087 | Tanzania | Djibouti | Djibouti | 9 months | 18 | Egypt, India, Syria, Yemen | Open | |
| VECTIS ISLE | 8903040 | Comoros | Varna | Bulgaria | 2.5 months | 5 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| PAYVAR 1 | 9851218 | Iran | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 11 months | 6 | Ethiopia, Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| NEW WAY | 8857693 | Cameroon | Aliaga | Turkiye | 2 months | 15 | Kazakhstan, Ukraine | Open | |
| GULF WAVE 4 | 8310164 | Unknown | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 5 | India | Open | |
| SICIILIA | 8129486 | Guinea-Bassau | Marina Di Portopalo | Italy | 8 | Turkiye | Open | ||
| INSOMNIA | Malta | Nice | France | 3 months | 5 | Antigue, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy | Open | ||
| ARABIAN ENERGY | 9417490 | Unknown | Hamriyah | UAE | 7 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| LARUS | 9148506 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Hamriyah | UAE | 14 months | 15 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| GLOBAL HARK | 9030759 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 8 months | 1 | India | Open | |
| PRINCESS AYA | 7015509 | Comoros | Tripoli | Lebanon | 9 months | 3 | Syria | Open | |
| LSS SUCCESS | 6927092 | Panama | Salalah | Oman | 9 months | 13 | India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Tanzania | Open | |
| CELINE | 9305609 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 3 months | 25 | Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| JOURI | 9174775 | Panama | Damietta | Egypt | 5 months | 30 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| ABDELRAHMAN-K | 750002 | Togo | Sudan | Sudan | 8 months | 12 | Egypt, Sudan, Syria | Open | |
| ARDHIANTO | 9100528 | Togo | Djibouti | Djibouti | 3 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syris, Sudan | Open | |
| RT 10 | 9119933 | Bolivia | Jebel Ali | UAE | 8 months | 16 | India, Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| NURAY | 7520712 | Togo | Conakry | Guinea Conakry | 4 months | 10 | Lebanon, Syria | Open | |
| PHOSPHERUS NH | 9118795 | Belize | Suez | Egypt | 9 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| INAYAH THE EXPLORER | 9141649 | Tanzania | Sao Luis | Brazil | 2 months | 11 | Indonesia | Open | |
| SORMOVSKIY 121 | 8133578 | Belize | Poti | Georgia | 4 months | 12 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| GAM EXPRESS | 8204119 | Unknown | Kavkaz | Russia | 2 months | 16 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| HIMS 5 | 9821562 | Saudi Arabia | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 10 months | 14 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania | Open | |
| HADI 48 | 9745457 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 18 | Ethopia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Tanzania | Open | |
| SISTER 12 | 9010010 | Comoros | Aden anchorage | Yemen | 12 months | 7 | Syria | Open | |
| VALANT | 9110444 | Comoros | 2 months | 19 | Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |||
| PRADA | 9213301 | Unknown | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 2 months | 24 | Bangladesh, India, Pakistan | Open | |
| HADI 26 | 9563017 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 10 | Egypt, India, Myanmar, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| TRITEX GLORY | 8356027 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 4 months | 16 | India | Open | |||
| TANIN | 8864347 | Iran | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 14 | 4 | India | Open | |
| SAI ARAMBH | 9115456 | Unknown | Al Hodeidah | Yemen | 4 months | 16 | India, Syria | Open | |
| SUNSHINE 1 | 8207549 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | UAE | 13 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| SEA TRUCK | 7611509 | Comoros | Safaga | Egypt | 5 months | 6 | Egypt | Open | |
| ARCHER | 8221789 | Unknown | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 13 months | 5 | India | Open | |
| OCEANLEC 322 | 9506954 | Panama | Khalid Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 10 | India, Myanmar | Open | |
| SEA MASTER | 8601991 | Comoros | Suez South OPL anchorage | Eygpt | 15 months | 9 | India, Pakistan, Ukraine | Open | |
| NIBA | 9046784 | Unknown | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 2 months | 25 | Philippines, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| C3 MAGNAR | 9050620 | Panama | Trogir | Croatia | 4 months | 6 | Croatia, Montenegro | Open | |
| JARDO | 6813370 | Croatia | Trogir | Croatia | 4 months | 6 | Croatia | Open | |
| APOLLO | 1011941 | Cayman Islands | Sibenik | Croatia | 8 months | 7 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| PASHA 9 | 9124885 | Unknown | Suez | Egypt | 6 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Sudan, Syria | Open | |
| KEVALAY QUEEN | 7205910 | Libya | Misurata | Libya | 6 months | 20 | India, Iran | Open | |
| STAR-1 | 8405012 | Panama | Sharjah Alpha | UAE | 3 months | 11 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| HADI 24 | 9524138 | Bahrain | Jubail | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 15 | Egypt, Georgia, India, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEAN CITRINE | 9626481 | India | Mumbai | India | 2 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| OLUTORSKY | 8826151 | Cameroon | Cape Town | South Africa | 8 months | 30 | Angola, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| HADI 27 | 9463827 | Bahrain | Tanaqib | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 22 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Jordan, Myanmar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania | Open | |
| PARESH OMID | 8649175 | Iran | Kish | Iran | 10 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| JERBOA | 7026962 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 7 months | 12 | Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Philippines, Sudan | Open | |
| LY 7 | 8542200 | Sireea Leone | Pasir Gudang | Malaysia | 16 months | 5 | China | Open | |
| AVACHINSKY | 8138695 | Cameroon | Cape Town | South Africa | 8 months | 31 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| HADI 42 | 9662253 | Bahrain | Safaniya | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 13 | Azerbaijan (1), Egypt, India, Jordan, Tanzania | Open | |
| RAKAN 5 | 8922199 | Comoros | Aden | Yemen | 10 months | 20 | India, Syria | Open | |
| ADWAY | 9563081 | Palau | Mumbai | India | 5 months | 9 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| ANADI | 9080871 | Palau | Hulumale | Maldives | 6 months | 9 | India | Open | |
| OCEAN EAGLE | 8714059 | Kenya | Mombasa | Kenya | 5 months | 7 | Indonesia | Open | |
| GAS MARTA | 9307748 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 22 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| MLS SARATU | 9691852 | Singapore | Lagos | Nigeria | 6 months | 8 | Nigeria | Open | |
| OCEANIC 5000 | 9559145 | Barbados | Assaluyah | Iran | 4 months | 51 | India, Indonesia, Iran, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEAN SNIPER | 8714138 | Kenya | Mombasa | Kenya | 5 months | 6 | Indonesia | Open | |
| ABSOLUTE | 9561215 | Palau | Mina Saqr | UAE | 3 months | 7 | Myanmar | Open | |
| MED STAR | 8604345 | Morocco | Gibraltar | 2 months | 43 | Morocco | Open | ||
| DINA QUEEN | 8812954 | Comoros | Tewfiq | Egypt | 4 months | 15 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| HADI 37 | 9588110 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 16 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| RAHIMA | 9072989 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Tuticorin | India | 7 months | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| FATMA EYLUL | 9297917 | Belize | Istanbul | Türkiye | 2 months | 10 | Azerbaijan, Türkiye | Open | |
| SUNNY LISA | 7359278 | Cameroon | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 7 months | 8 | Ukraine | Open | |
| AVADH | 9564358 | Palau | Tuticorin | India | 10 months | 9 | India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| STAR-1 | 8405012 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 2 months | 17 | India, Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| SUNSHINE 1 | 7027502 | UAE | Hamriya | UAE | 10 months | 12 | Egypt, India | Open | |
| CIMARRON | 9255933 | Cameroon | Zhoushan | China | tbc | 29 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| PROFESOR MIKHAYLO ALEKANDROV | 9121118 | Unknown | Las Palmas | Spain | 5 months | 3 | Ukraine | Open | |
| HADI 52 | 9511894 | Bahrain | Jubail | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 6 | Egypt, India, Indonesia | Open | |
| DTA 2 | 9208710 | UAE | Sharjah | UAE | 14 months | 5 | Ethiopia, Iran | Open | |
| YOUSSEF BEY | 9124029 | Belize | Damietta | Egypt | 2 months | 15 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| ROYAL 1 | 9109005 | Comoros | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 18 | Egpyt, India, Syria | Open | |
| CHI FU | 8990172 | Mongolia | Ningde | China | 5 months | 7 | Myanmar | Open | |
| PRINCE 4 | 8512865 | Comoros | Sharjah | UAE | 12 months | 21 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| SIAM | 8637031 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Red Sea | Eritrea | tbc | 32 | India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Phillipines, Romania, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Yemen | Open | |
| GAS ATHENA | 9267950 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 8 months | 16 | Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| MED SEA EAGLE | 8356443 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 5 months | 11 | Azerbajian, India, Russia | Open | |
| OCEANLEC 322 | 9506954 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 10 months | 10 | Myanmar | Open | |
| PINK | 9631149 | San Marino | Istanbul | Türkiye | 5 months | 11 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| PURAVALAN 1 | 9072989 | Palau | Male | Maldives | tbc | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| SONA | 9005053 | Panama | Dubai | UAE | 7 months | 27 | India, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| CHUANG SHI | 8545654 | Unknown | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 4 months | 3 | Myanmar | Open | |
| PLUTUS | 9132519 | Palau | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2.5 months | 23 | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, Ukraine | Open | |
| FOURTHMAN | 9181508 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Lagos | Nigeria | 18 months | 18 | Vietnam | Open | |
| GAS ZEUS | 9267962 | Panama | Assaluyeh | Iran | 5 months | 16 | Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| AMBAR | 9548770 | Palau | Jawaharlal | India | 3 months | 10 | India, Indonesia | 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 | |
| PRINCESS JESSICA | 8912467 | Unknown | Dakar | Senegal | 18 months | 4 | Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria | Open | |
| MIAMI | 8119259 | Iran | Khorramshahr | Iran | 16 months | 11 | Eritrea, India, Iran | Open | |
| TOMSON GAS | 8811766 | Panama | Hmariya | UAE | 5 months | 17 | India, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| ANTARCTIC DREAM | 5278432 | St Kitts & Nevis | Maldives | 2 months | 20 | Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka | Open | ||
| ZIRIS | 9804162 | St. Vincent & the Grenadines | Asaluyah | Iran | 3 months | 7 | Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Syris | Open | |
| OCEAN CENTURY | 9435650 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 10 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| SAMED | 9415375 | Panama | Assaluyeh | Iran | 5 months | 10 | Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines | Open | |
| ONDA | 8912467 | Guyana | Dakar | Senegal | 7 months | 4 | Cameroon, Lebanon, Nigeria, Syria | Open | |
| GLOBAL HAWK | 9422859 | Cook Islands | Suakin | Sudan | $40,880 | 12 | India | Open | |
| MERMAID | 9330020 | St Kitts & Nevis | Al Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 20 | Georgia, India, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEAN EXPLORER | 9303637 | Panama | Mumbai | India | 5 months | 19 | Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Syria, Tanzania | Open | |
| ATLANTIC ENTERPRISE | 7202554 | Panama | Karachi OPL | Pakistan | tbc | 10 | Azerbaijan, Croatia, United Kingdom, Ukraine | Open | |
| FRIEND-3 | 9107253 | Comoros | King Abdullah | Saudi Arabia | 10 months | 12 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| KONYUI | Cameroon | Dakar | Senegal | 7 months | 9 | Ghana, Guinea, Iran, Sierra Leone, Ukraine | Open | ||
| BLUEFLOSS | 7419042 | Togo | Takoradi | Ghana | 33 months | 10 | Cuba, Ghana | 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 | |
| SHETAB | 9208019 | Iran | Kish | Iran | 10 months | 7 | Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| SAI ARAMBH | 9115456 | India | Colombo | Sri Lanka | tbc | 19 | India | Open |
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Abandoned Seafarers
Abandonment happens when shipowners refuse to accept their responsibilities to support the crews on their vessels.
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Criminalisation
Each country has its own legal system. What you might expect in your own country may not apply elsewhere.
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Wages
Your wage rates will depend on whether you are serving on a national flag vessel or a ship covered by an ITF agreement.
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23 January 2025
2024 worst year on record for seafarer abandonment, says ITF
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Galaxy Leader crew released after 14 months in captivity
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