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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAUDIA GAS | 8813087 | Liberia | Safaga | Egypt | 2 months | 7 | Egypt | Open | |
| AS DREAM | 8020123 | Tanzania | Alexandria | Egypt | 3 months | 10 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| STAR WAY | 8693073 | Comoros | Aliaga | Turkiye | 2 months | 13 | Russia | Open | |
| GAS SCORPIO | 9125994 | Panama | Batam | Indonesia | 2 months | 16 | Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand | Open | |
| SEA BRIGHT | 9612741 | Panama | Hamriyah | UAE | 2 months | 16 | Egypt, India, Jordan | Open | |
| FELIX | 9464182 | Liberia | Drapetsonas Bay | Greece | 11 | Philippines | Open | ||
| OCEAN CROWN | 9034705 | Botswana FALSE | Bandar Jask | Iran | 26 | India, Pakistan, Syria | Open | ||
| HERBY | 9362059 | Iran | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 3 months | 26 | Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| SHELEKHOV | 8721519 | Panama | Samsun | Turkiye | 2 months | 13 | Russia | Open | |
| CARIBBEAN PEARL | 8919831 | Palau | Suez Canal Southern Anchorage | Egypt | 2 months | 7 | Belgium, Colombia, Dominica Republic, Panana, Spain, Venezula | Open | |
| MEZITLI | 9044009 | Cameroon FALSE | Tripoli | Lebanon | 4 months | 17 | Egypt, Bangladesh, Syria | Open | |
| Milagro | 7516694 | Unknown | Jizan | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 8 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| PRADA | 1079345 | Tanzania | Pyeongtaek | Korea | 2 months | 10 | Vietnam | Open | |
| DICLE DENIZ | 9464273 | Barbados | Alexandria | Egypt | 2 months | 15 | Georgia, Indonesia, Turkiye | Open | |
| MARSA PRIDE | 9301445 | Panama | Pyeongtaek | Korea | 2 months | 24 | Egypt, India, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| VOLGO-DON 207 | 8959178 | Panama | Samsun | Turkiye | 3 months | 14 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| GAS MILANO | 9151149 | Liberia | Yesilkoy | Turkiye | 2 months | 18 | Georgia, India, Morocco, Philippines, Turkiye | Open | |
| HOOT | 9267962 | Botswana FALSE | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 3 months | 16 | Azerbaijan, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| SELIN | 9033220 | Comoros | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 2 | Bangladesh | Open | |
| SOLIKAMSK | 8986987 | Panama | Samsun | Turkiye | 3 months | 13 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| ARSHAN I | 8230429 | Comoros | Zeytinburnu anchorage | Turkiye | 3 months | 12 | Russia | Open | |
| UST-KUT | 8889397 | Panama | Karasu | Turkiye | 3 months | 11 | Russia | Open | |
| MARYA | 9158771 | Comoros | Karachi | Pakistan | 4 months | 17 | Indian, Pakistan | Open | |
| EN OCEAN | 9147758 | Panama | Tanjung Lompat | Malaysia | 3 months | 13 | Philippines | Open | |
| AMIR GAS | 9167409 | Unknown | Jaigarh | India | 2 months | 14 | India, Iran | Open | |
| KONYUI | 7607613 | Unknown | Dakar | Senegal | 5 months | 1 | Syria | Open | |
| NOOH GAS | 9034690 | Botswana FALSE | Djibouti | Djibouti | 2 months | 22 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| HONG SHUN 27 | 8594253 | Tanzania | Vladivostok | Russia | 3 months | 8 | Indonesia, Vietnam | Open | |
| LSS SUCCESS | 6927092 | Tanzania | Port Louis | Mauritius | 5 months | 12 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| SUNDRY | 9045651 | Comoros | Istanbul | Turkiye | 5 months | 16 | India | Open | |
| ALIZA | 9239989 | Curacao FALSE | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 3 months | 24 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| NEREUS PROGRESS | 9170913 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Tuticorin | India | 4 months | 11 | India | Open | |
| ALAN | 9631149 | Cameroon | Istanbul | Turkiye | 3 months | 13 | India | Open | |
| XIANG FU | 8864933 | Sierra Leone | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 6 months | 8 | Myanmar | Open | |
| KEVER | 9088653 | Botswana FALSE | Karachi | Pakistan | 6 months | 12 | India, Iran | Open | |
| ARMONY | 7615012 | Tanzania | Varna | Bulgaria | 7 months | 8 | Egypt, India, Lebanon | Open | |
| MK LION | 9232553 | Panama | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 5 months | 21 | Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| AALIYAH | 1072866 | Gabon | OPL Shinas | Oman | 5 months | 20 | India | Open | |
| KANARIA | 8500070 | Comoros | Tripoli | Lebanon | 4 months | 8 | India, Myanmar, Syria | Open | |
| AQUA HORIZON 1 | 9338931 | Marshall Islands | Hamriyah | UAE | 2 months | 14 | India, Indonesia, Kenya, Russia | Open | |
| HADI 51 | 9619581 | Bahrain | Al Duqm | Oman | 5 months | 8 | India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania | Open | |
| MAHMOUD. A | 6702272 | Tanzania | Salalah | Oman | 6 months | 9 | Kenya, Somalia | Open | |
| SAFEEN ATHENA 2 | 9692284 | Marshall Islands | Mindelo | Cabo Verde | 5 months | 26 | Mexico | Open | |
| AL VEER | 9378266 | Bahamas | Khorfakkan | UAE | 3 months | 16 | India, Sri Lanka, Ukraine | Open | |
| SUBHAN | 7915735 | United Arab Emirates | Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 9 | India | Open | |
| RAIDER | 9032824 | Unknown | Kembla | Australia | 2 months | 11 | Honduras | Open | |
| SETAREGAN | 7529392 | Iran | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 8 months | 17 | India, Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| XIN HUA MAO 005 | 1081221 | Tanzania | Boffa | Guinea Conakry | 3 months | 12 | China | Open | |
| AVRA 1 | 9559688 | Marshall Islands | Conakry | Guinea-Conakry | 3 months | 18 | Romania, Ukraine | Open | |
| MARIA | 9041772 | Guinea-Bissau | Lagos | Nigeria | 5 months | 23 | India, Pakistan, Syria | Open | |
| BGMS SUPERB | 9944388 | Panama | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 15 | Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Tanzania | Open | |
| OML INTERVENTION I | 9787326 | Panama | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 2 months | 7 | India, Indonesia, Tanzania | Open | |
| VIGOROUS | 9298521 | Panama | Djibouti | 3 months | 25 | Syria | Open | ||
| METIN HUSEYNOV | 9175171 | Guinea-Bissau | Tuzla | Turkiye | 4 months | 14 | Azerbaijan, India | Open | |
| ROYA | 9212773 | Comoros | Tripoli | Lebanon | 3 months | 19 | Egypt, India | Open | |
| SANITY | 9113056 | Tanzania | Abu Qir | Egypt | 9 months | 10 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| POLAR STAR | 9471666 | Liberia | Visakhapatnam | India | 2 months | 21 | Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Russia | Open | |
| RAY GAS | 9040883 | Comoros | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 5 months | 16 | India, Kenya | Open | |
| BANDAR SOLTAN | 9993470 | Iran | Sirik | Iran | 8 months | 3 | Ethiopia | Open | |
| SEVEN SKY | 9141637 | Vanuatu | Haifa | Israel | 4 months | 11 | India, Turkiye, Ukraine | Open | |
| LEBBIE | 4682894 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Pasir Gudang | Malaysia | 5 months | 5 | Indonesia, Nigeria | Open | |
| DREAM WAVE | 8693073 | Unknown | Vladivostok | Russia | 3 months | 15 | Indonesia, Russia | Open | |
| SAFINA | 8611219 | Comoros | Samsun | Turkiye | 9 | Azerbaijan, Russia | Open | ||
| MOUJE AQIANOOS | 9302360 | Iran | Kish Island | Iran | 7 months | 13 | Ethiopia, India, Iran, Philippines, | Open | |
| AZAYEZ | 9184847 | Panama | Fujairah | UAE | 3 months | 23 | Egypt, India, Jordan | Open | |
| SAFEEN VICTORIA | 9647033 | Marshall Islands | Kish Island | Iran | 10 months | 1 | India | Open | |
| YARA | 9046667 | Palau | Toburk | Libya | 2 months | 10 | India, Netherlands, Syris | Open | |
| PRUVALINE | 7615232 | Sao Tome & Principe FALSE | Tripoli | Lebanon | 11 months | 3 | India, Syria | Open | |
| ALTAY | 8118827 | Cameroon | Alexandria | Egypt | 3 months | 21 | Azerbaijan, India, Turkiye | Open | |
| MASTER NASSER | 9396256 | Comoros | La Spezia | Italy | 4 months | 11 | Georgia, India, Syria, Myanmar, Ukraine | Open | |
| BES ENERGY | 9444118 | Marshall Islands | Jebel Ali | UAE | 3 months | 13 | Indonesia | Open | |
| TRAPICHE EMERALD | 9554597 | Sierra Leone | Valletta | Malta | 2 months | 20 | Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Singapore, Turkiye | Open | |
| NOURAN ED | 8356974 | Tanzania | Skikda | Algeria | 3 months | 14 | Egypt, India, Lebanon | Open | |
| SFE AVENTURER | 1124449 | Marshall Islands | Zhoushan | China | 2 months | 16 | India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Ukraine | Open | |
| KAM STAR | 8220096 | Russia | Shanghai | China | 5 months | 1 | Russia | Open | |
| AL 1 | Haiti | Male | Maldives | 8 months | 11 | India | Open | ||
| BERKAT TUAH | 9706164 | Malaysia | Hamriyah | UAE | 4 months | 13 | Indonesia, Malaysia | Open | |
| ALARA | 7615347 | Turkiye | Tasucu | Turkiye | 2 months | 16 | Azerbaijan, India, Turkiye | Open | |
| YOUNES 6 | 9519755 | Iran | Bandar Lengeh | Iran | 8 months | 8 | Ethiopia, India Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| GOLDY SEVEN | 9135713 | Tanzania | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 3 months | 1 | Georgia | Open | |
| ELEEN SOFIA | 9407512 | Liberia | Port Louis | Mauritius | 2 months | 23 | Bulgaria, Indonesia, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| TAISIZ | 8301137 | Iran | Kish Island | Iran | 9 months | 6 | Ethopia, Iran, India, Pakistan | Open | |
| PASCAL | 9142411 | Unknown | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 10 months | 14 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| DESTINY HELPER | 8910354 | Timor Leste FALSE | Algiers | Algeria | 6 months | 12 | Nigeria, Syria | Open | |
| ALJABRIYA | 9255256 | Panama | Tewfik | Egypt | 3 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Jordan | Open | |
| DIDIM FATSA | 8212336 | Turkiye | Bandirma | Turkiye | 2 months | 5 | Turkiye | Open | |
| MATAF PRIDE | 9582714 | Iran | Assaluyeh | Iran | 10 months | 8 | Ethiopia, India | Open | |
| MORNING STAR | 1129578 | Sierra Leone | Huizhou | China | 2 months | 6 | Myanmar | Open | |
| PARSIAN SHILA | 9404285 | Iran | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 11 months | 15 | Ghana, Iran | Open | |
| LADY DOYIN | 9314208 | Marshall Islands | Durban | South Africa | 4 months | 3 | Russia | Open | |
| PAYVAR 1 | 9581218 | Iran | Qeshm Island | Iran | 13 months | 4 | Ethiopia, Iran | Open | |
| EMANTHA | 9469455 | Panama | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 5 months | 7 | Ghana, Nigeria | Open | |
| DIGNITY | 9283241 | Russia | Suez | Egypt | 2 months | 24 | Russia | Open | |
| GMC SILVER | 8509002 | Cameroon | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 5 months | 8 | Azerbaijan, India | Open | |
| MARIDIVE VI | 8120909 | Panama | Suez | Egypt | 3 months | 2 | Egypt | Open | |
| HADI 44 | 9690743 | Bahrain | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 2 | Indonesia, Tanzania | Open | |
| LIANA | 9000390 | Cameroon | Dubai | UAE | 8 months | 12 | India, Iran, Myanmar | Open | |
| EXPRESS 1 | 1074539 | Unknown | Bahregan Oil Centre | Iran | 12 months | 8 | Ethiopia, Iran | Open | |
| MILLA | 9004487 | San Marino | Hamad | Qatar | 5 months | 17 | Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| AS DREAM | 8020123 | Tanzania | Ashdod | Israel | 4 months | 8 | Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Turkiye | Open | |
| ELEEN SOFIA | 9407512 | Liberia | Owendo | Gabon | 2 months | Open | |||
| VICTORY 1 | 9088598 | Tanzania | Majishan | China | 5 months | 5 | Myanmar | Open | |
| KATSUYA | 9178068 | Gambia | Singapore | 3 months | 25 | Georgia, India | Open | ||
| GREGALE | St. Kitts & Nevia | Kolobrzeg | Poland | 7 months | 2 | Venezuela | Open | ||
| SOILDER | 9590008 | Tanzania | Amuay Bay | Venezuela | 6 months | 20 | Venezuela | Open | |
| Sahab | 7602821 | Comoros | Al Suqaiq Port | Oman | 12 months | 8 | Ethiopia, Iran | Open | |
| SEA ARIES | 9297125 | Belize | Casablanca | Morocco | 2 months | 11 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| CARLA G | 8408789 | Togo | Tartous | Syria | 8 months | 12 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| GRACE | 9486300 | Antigua & Barbuda | Haifa | Israel | 7 months | 15 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| MARCANTONIO BRAGADIN | 5220851 | Senegal | Dakar | Senegal | 2 months | 29 | Guinea-Bissau, Senegal | Open | |
| BYB OTHELLO | 8660947 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Zeytinburnu | Turkiye | 3 months | 13 | India, Syria | Open | |
| BGMS BADER | 9944405 | Panama | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 1 | Egypt | Open | |
| BASIM | 8649618 | Iran | Bushehr | Iran | 7 months | 7 | Ethiopia, India, Iran | Open | |
| IRON TUG | 9363338 | Mongolia | Mumbai | India | 3 months | 1 | Indonesia | Open | |
| PRUVALINE | 7615232 | Sao Tome & Principe FALSE | Tripoli | Lebanon | 6 months | 2 | Syria | Open | |
| MOUNT | 9252618 | Unknown | Dubai | UAE | 9 months | 6 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| KASHI | 1039527 | Gambia | Hamriyah | UAE | 6 months | 4 | India | Open | |
| VENUS I | 8721193 | Nambia | Walvis Bay | Namibia | 6 months | 22 | Lithuania, Russia | Open | |
| KOKOO | 9114074 | Tanzania | Noumea | New Caledonia | 2 months | 8 | China, Myanmar | Open | |
| NOVO RUIVO | 8734671 | Portugal | Mindelo | Cabo Verde | 7 months | 4 | Indonesia | Open | |
| ROYAL 1 | 9109005 | Unknown | Tartus | Syria | 7 months | 14 | India, Syria | Open | |
| GBP MARINE | 9711054 | Tazania | Tanga | Tanzania | 2 months | 14 | Bangladesh, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| DAYNA | 7331551 | Iran | Khorramshahr | Iran | 8 months | 8 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| PAX | 8416750 | Cameroon | Colon | Panama | 12 months | 9 | India, Morocco | Open | |
| BASEL S3 | 8703256 | Comoros | Djibouti | Djibouti | 10 months | 14 | India, Syria | Open | |
| BRAWLSTARS | 8110992 | Unknown | Las Calderas | Dominican Republic | 12 months | 6 | Colombia, Venezuela | Open | |
| LADY GHEDA 1 | 7616004 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 13 | India | Open | |
| SAMAD 21 | 8211954 | Iran | Bandar e Lengeh | Iran | 9 months | 6 | India, Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| LADY MINA | 8801113 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Las Palmas | Spain | 5 months | 8 | Azerbaijan, Georgia | Open | |
| HAPPY 18 | 9146132 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Mogadishu | Somalia | 11 months | 18 | Bangladesh, Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| YOUNGI YI | 8358518 | Tanzania | Campha anchorage | Vietnam | 11 months | 16 | China, Vietnam | Open | |
| SARAH | 8120478 | Comoros | Gdynia | Poland | 6 months | 1 | Georgia | Open | |
| FU YUAN YU 9993 | 8567743 | China, People’s Republic of | Al Duqm | Oman | 8 months | 8 | Indonesia | Open | |
| GORGAN | 7378171 | Iran | Dubai | UAE | 10 months | 3 | India | Open | |
| MALA KADO | 9141912 | Guinea-Bissau | Suez anchorage | Egypt | 4 months | 3 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| VASILIY BOZHENKO | 8623999 | Ukraine | Diliskelesi | Turkiye | 5 months | 7 | Ukraine | Open | |
| OXIN | 9190274 | St. Maarten | Zhoushan | China | 3 months | 13 | India, Iran | Open | |
| ONTARIO | 9316581 | Unknown | Khorramshahr | Iran | 12 months | 2 | India | Open | |
| SALVADOR PRIMO | 7938933 | Unknown | Dakar | Senegal | 7 months | 39 | Guinea-Bissau, Senegal | Open | |
| FU YUAN YU 9997 | 8567779 | China, People’s Republic of | Al Duqm | Oman | 8 months | 9 | Indonesia | Open | |
| MEKHANIK CHEREVKO | 9137222 | Ukraine | Burgas | Bulgaria | 12 months | 6 | Ukraine | Open | |
| ANUNNAKI | 9210713 | Sierra Leone | Douala | Cameroon | 12 months | 16 | Egypt, Georgia, Syria | Open | |
| VESTLANDIA | 8211100 | Unknown | Benghazi | Libya | 4 months | 16 | Philippines | Open | |
| STRATOS | 79030498 | Unknown | Jubail Naval anchorage | Saudi Arabia | 8 months | 10 | India, Iraq | Open | |
| CS 28 | 8309048 | Unknown | Sharjah | UAE | 13 months | 11 | India | Open | |
| APARAJITA | 9237254 | Bangladesh | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 9 months | 2 | Bangladesh | Open | |
| FARVARDIN 1 | 8350889 | Iran | Bushehr | Iran | 14 months | 1 | India | Open | |
| AYA ZANOUBYA | 7702994 | Tanzania | MBM | Albania | 5 months | 11 | Albania, Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| BRILLIANCE | 9348692 | Unknown | Hamriyah | UAE | 12 months | 2 | India | Open | |
| HADI 49 | 9845336 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 6 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| NAYAN | 8626111 | Unknown | Sharjah anchorage | UAE | 13 months | 7 | India | Open | |
| IDRA Q | 9013737 | Italy | Dakar | Senegal | 8 months | 10 | Guinea-Bissau | Open | |
| SUNNY LYNN | 9124926 | Panama | Giresun | Turkiye | 6 months | 16 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| SATURINA | 6217726 | Senegal | Dakar | Senegal | 9 months | 35 | Guinea-Bissau, Senegal | Open | |
| SAN LORENZO | 9141053 | Philippines | Balayan | Philippines | 10 months | 9 | Bangladesh, Syria | Open | |
| PROSPERITY 1 | 7715422 | Tanzania | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2 months | 10 | Colombia, Panama, Venezuela | Open | |
| CAPTAIN ADAM 1 | 8914087 | Tanzania | Djibouti | Djibouti | 9 months | 18 | Egypt, India, Syria, Yemen | 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 | |
| BETELGEUSE | 8706741 | Unknown | Sharjah | UAE | 13 months | 1 | India | 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 | ||
| LARUS | 9148506 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Hamriyah | UAE | 14 months | 15 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| CELINE | 9305609 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 3 months | 25 | Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| MYRA Q | 8871601 | Italy | Dakar | Senegal | 11 months | 20 | Guinea-Bissau, Senegal | Open | |
| JOURI | 9174775 | Panama | Damietta | Egypt | 5 months | 30 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| ARDHIANTO | 9100528 | Togo | Djibouti | Djibouti | 3 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syria, Sudan | Open | |
| INAYAH THE EXPLORER | 9141649 | Tanzania | Sao Luis | Brazil | 2 months | 11 | Indonesia | Open | |
| LAGAVULIN | 9130810 | Panama | Lome | Togo | 6 months | 15 | Armenia, Georgia, India, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| NURAY | 7520712 | Togo | Conakry | Guinea Conakry | 4 months | 10 | Lebanon, Syria | Open | |
| GAM EXPRESS | 8204119 | Unknown | Kavkaz | Russia | 2 months | 16 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| VALANT | 9110444 | Comoros | 2 months | 19 | Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |||
| HADI 48 | 9745457 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 18 | Ethopia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Tanzania | Open | |
| TRITEX GLORY | 8356027 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 4 months | 16 | India | Open | |||
| SAI ARAMBH | 9115456 | Unknown | Al Hodeidah | Yemen | 4 months | 16 | India, Syria | Open | |
| NIBA | 9046784 | Unknown | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 2 months | 25 | Philippines, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| SEA MASTER | 8601991 | Comoros | Suez South OPL anchorage | Eygpt | 15 months | 9 | India, Pakistan, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEANLEC 322 | 9506954 | Panama | Khalid Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 10 | India, Myanmar | Open | |
| SEA TRUCK | 7611509 | Comoros | Safaga | Egypt | 5 months | 6 | Egypt | Open | |
| JARDO | 6813370 | Croatia | Trogir | Croatia | 4 months | 6 | Croatia | Open | |
| C3 MAGNAR | 9050620 | Panama | Trogir | Croatia | 4 months | 6 | Croatia, Montenegro | Open | |
| PASHA 9 | 9124885 | Unknown | Suez | Egypt | 6 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Sudan, Syria | Open | |
| RAKAN 5 | 8922199 | Comoros | Aden | Yemen | 10 months | 20 | India, Syria | Open | |
| HADI 42 | 9662253 | Bahrain | Safaniya | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 13 | Azerbaijan (1), Egypt, India, Jordan, Tanzania | Open | |
| OCEAN CITRINE | 9626481 | India | Mumbai | India | 2 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| ADWAY | 9563081 | Palau | Mumbai | India | 5 months | 9 | India, 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 | |
| ANADI | 9080871 | Palau | Hulumale | Maldives | 6 months | 9 | India | 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 | |
| RAHIMA | 9072989 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Tuticorin | India | 7 months | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | 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 | |
| PROFESOR MIKHAYLO ALEKANDROV | 9121118 | Unknown | Las Palmas | Spain | 5 months | 3 | Ukraine | Open | |
| SUNSHINE 1 | 7027502 | UAE | Hamriya | UAE | 10 months | 12 | Egypt, India | Open | |
| CIMARRON | 9255933 | Cameroon | Zhoushan | China | tbc | 29 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| CHI FU | 8990172 | Mongolia | Ningde | China | 5 months | 7 | Myanmar | Open | |
| DTA 2 | 9208710 | UAE | Sharjah | UAE | 14 months | 5 | Ethiopia, Iran | 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 | |
| PINK | 9631149 | San Marino | Istanbul | Türkiye | 5 months | 11 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEANLEC 322 | 9506954 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 10 months | 10 | Myanmar | 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 | |
| FOURTHMAN | 9181508 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Lagos | Nigeria | 18 months | 18 | Vietnam | Open | |
| GAS ZEUS | 9267962 | Panama | Assaluyeh | Iran | 5 months | 16 | Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| PSD 104 | 9191802 | Tanzania | Durban | South Africa | tbc | 8 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| PRINCESS JESSICA | 8912467 | Unknown | Dakar | Senegal | 18 months | 4 | Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria | Open | |
| DONG SHENG | 1118256 | People's Republic of China | Taizhou | China | 2 months | 15 | Bangladesh, China, Indonesia | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| HADI 50 | 9845348 | Bahrain | Port Rashid | UAE | 5 months | 17 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania | 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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