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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMAN 114 | 9116412 | Iran | Batam | Indonesia | 2 months | 14 | Iran, Syria | Open | |
| WHITE EAGLE | 8812931 | Comoros | Nador | Morocco | 2 months | 15 | Philippines | Open | |
| GAS ATHENA | 9267950 | Panama | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 3 months | 17 | Iran, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| CANSU Y | 9502673 | Barbados | Derince | Turkiye | 2 months | 14 | Indonesia, Turkiye | Open | |
| GAS MARYAM | 9108099 | Palau | Zeytinburnu | Turkiye | 2 months | 20 | India | Open | |
| HERITAGE | 8812931 | Palau | Duqm | Oman | 2 months | 22 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| TRAPICHE EMERLAD | 9554597 | Liberia | Valletta | Malta | 2 months | 31 | Croatia, Egypt, Indonesia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, South Africa | Open | |
| AEOLIAN VISION | 9483554 | Marshall Islands | Guangzhou | China | tbc | tbc | tbc | Open | |
| DORRAT JEDDAH | 7203912 | Panama | Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 23 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sudan | Open | |
| LADY MINA | 8801113 | St Kitts and Nevis | Djen Djen ancorage | Algeria | 5 months | 8 | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkiye | Open | |
| GOLDEN HORIZON | 9793545 | Croatia | Split | Croatia | 3 months | 22 | Bosnia, Croatia, Indonesia, Ukraine | Open | |
| WATERMARK ST. GEORGE | 9139634 | Panama | Williamstad | Curacao | 2 months | 11 | Philippines, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| FIRE OPAL | 9554585 | Liberia | Batam | Indonesia | 2 months | 26 | ndonesia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Romania, Russia | Open | |
| NORDIC BAHARI | 8203153 | Indonesia | Surabaya | Indonesia | 2 months | 39 | Australia, Indonesia, Russia | Open | |
| EREN BULBUL | 9246308 | Panama | Saleef | Yeman | 2 months | tbc | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey | Open | |
| SU GAS | 9134361 | Comoros | Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 10 | India, Iran | Open | |
| GAS FALCON | 9040883 | Gabon | Beira | Mozambique | 3 months | 13 | Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan | Open | |
| HARSY | 9391696 | Niue | Male | Maldives | 2 months | 6 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| PORTO DOLICHA | 9687083 | Panama | Luanda | Angola | 2 months | 22 | 9687083 | Open | |
| GOLDEN PALM | 7636339 | Unknown | Suez | Egypt | 2 months | 17 | Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Namibia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| ELEEN EVA | 9527415 | Liberia | San Lorenzo | Argentina | 2 months | 22 | Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Russia, Turkiye, Ukraine | Open | |
| JAMAICA | 9230098 | Cameroon | Bonny | Nigeria | tbc | 23 | Georgia, Russia | Open | |
| GNL 1015 | 9468657 | Brazil | Niteroi | Brazil | 2 months | 10 | Brazil | Open | |
| AVRASYA | 7704617 | Tanzania | Samsun | Turkiye | 2 months | 22 | Turkiye | Open | |
| NADA | 9055163 | Comoros | Mersin | Turkiye | 2 months | 19 | India, Syria | Open | |
| GNL 1008 | 9667590 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2 Months | 12 | Brazil | Open | |
| GNL 1001 | 9630327 | Brazil | Macae | Brazil | 2 months | 16 | Brazil | Open | |
| ANNA ! | 9175016 | Tanzania | El Guamache anchorage | Venezeula | 2 months | 8 | Venezeula | Open | |
| SIDIA 1 | 7242683 | Cape Verde | Dakar | Senegal | 4 months | 7 | Indonesia | Open | |
| Turkiye | 9177466 | Liberia | Istanbul | KV-ARI | 2 months | 17 | India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| SAN LORENZO | 9141053 | Philippines | Balayan | Philippines | 10 months | 9 | Bangladesh, Syria | Open | |
| PROSPERITY | 7715422 | Tanzania | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2 months | 10 | Colombia, Panama, Venezuela | Open | |
| VECTIS ISLE | 8903040 | Comoros | Varna | Bulgaria | 2.5 months | 5 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| GRACE | 9486300 | Antigua & Barbuda | Hafia | Israel | 2 months | 15 | India, Ukraine | 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 | ||
| BESART | 8104591 | Tanzania | Durres | Albania | 3 months | 10 | India, Syria | Open | |
| REX 1 | 9219056 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 2 months | 26 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| CELINE | 9305609 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 3 months | 25 | Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| VARUNA | 9269934 | Panama | Varna | Bulgaria | 3 months | 19 | Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEANLEC 263 | 9506878 | Palau | Male | Maldives | 4 months | 10 | India | Open | |
| ARDHIANTO | 9100528 | Togo | Djibouti | Djibouti | 3 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syris, Sudan | Open | |
| X-PRESS NUPTSE | 9678630 | Liberia | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 2 months | 23 | Bangladesh, Chia, India, Morocco, Russia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine | Open | |
| SORMOVSKIY 121 | 8133578 | Belize | Poti | Georgia | 4 months | 12 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| MARIA DISCOVERY | 9163609 | Panama | Suez | Egypt | 3 months | 17 | Egypt, India, Pakistan, Syria | Open | |
| INAYAH THE EXPLORER | 9141649 | Tanzania | Sao Luis | Brazil | 2 months | 11 | Indonesia | Open | |
| ELSA 1 | 8601680 | Panama | Mersin-Tasucu | Turkiye | 4 months | 12 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| JETMAX 2 | 9006447 | Vanuatu | Sinop | Turkiye | 5 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| NURAY | 7520712 | Togo | Conakry | Guinea Conakry | 4 months | 10 | Lebanon, Syria | Open | |
| LIDOMA | 8218067 | Iran | Abu Al Khasib | Iraq | 3 months | 6 | India | Open | |
| VALANT | 9110444 | Comoros | 2 months | 19 | Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |||
| LU QING YUAN YU 212 | 9738428 | China | Montevideo | Uruguay | 5 months | 7 | Philippines | Open | |
| DUBRELLA | 8028424 | Dominica | Las Palmas | Canary Islands | 4 months | 16 | Indonesia, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| SHIMA MARU | 9066186 | Malaysia | Kuching | Malaysia | 4 months | tbc | Myanmar | Open | |
| MALA KADO | 9141912 | Guinea-Bissau | Egypt | 2 months | 15 | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkiye | Open | ||
| HADI 48 | 9745457 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 18 | Ethopia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Tanzania | Open | |
| PRADA | 9213301 | Unknown | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 2 months | 24 | Bangladesh, India, Pakistan | Open | |
| TRITEX GLORY | 8356027 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 4 months | 16 | India | Open | |||
| GREEN LAND | 9246449 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Singapore | Singapore | 2 months | 28 | Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| HADI 26 | 9563017 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 10 | Egypt, India, Myanmar, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| SAN COSMAS | 9274343 | Eswatini | Kavkaz | Russia | 5 months | 18 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| SARAH | 8120478 | Comoros | Gydina | Poland | 3 months | 1 | Georgia | Open | |
| GEROITE NA SEVASTOPOL | 7529976 | Palau | Varna | Bulgaria | 2 months | 23 | Bulgaria, Georgia, Ukraine | Open | |
| MASK | 9116321 | Panama | Bandar Imam Khomeini | Iran | 3 months | 23 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| MAB III | 9144184 | Unknown | Musaffah | UAE | 4 months | 4 | India | Open | |
| BELLONE | 9108245 | Mongolia | Port Louis | Mauritius | 5 months | 10 | Vietnam | Open | |
| SAGAR VIJAY | 8401183 | India | Mumbai | India | 3 months | 115 | India | Open | |
| SEA TRUCK | 7611509 | Comoros | Safaga | Egypt | 5 months | 6 | Egypt | Open | |
| SUA | 9546710 | Cook Islands | Sharjah | UAE | 2 months | 24 | Bangladehs, India, Pakistan | 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 | |
| IMPRESSIVE SEVEN | 8631130 | Sierra Leone | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 3 months | 9 | China, Myanmar | Open | |
| ORIENTAL PEARL VI | 9112246 | Panama | Yeosu | South Korea | 2 months | 38 | South Korea, Philippines | Open | |
| KEVALAY QUEEN | 7205910 | Libya | Misurata | Libya | 6 months | 20 | India, Iran | Open | |
| PASHA 9 | 9124885 | Unknown | Suez | Egypt | 6 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Sudan, Syria | Open | |
| SOLTAN ARVAND | Iran | Hamriyya | UAE | 4 months | 9 | India, Iran, Pakistan | Open | ||
| NEPTUNE STAR 25 | 9136553 | Tanzania | Abu Qir | Egypt | 8 months | 30 | Bangladesh, India, Syria | Open | |
| SEA CARE 1 | 8202850 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Sharjah | UAE | 5 months | 8 | Bangladesh, India | Open | |
| KARAMA 4 | 8915304 | Comoros | Djibouti | Djibouti | 9 months | 21 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| NOVA 1 | 8408789 | Comoros | Alexandria | Egypt | 5 months | 16 | Syria | Open | |
| NAVIMAR 3 | 9526045 | Palau | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 2 months | 9 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| MS ELONA | 9251951 | Panama | Johor Eopl Anchorage | Malaysia | 3 months | 18 | Georgia, Ukraine | Open | |
| AL FILK | 9199775 | Tanzania | Monfalcone | Italy | 3 months | 12 | Egypt, India, Lebanon, Libya | Open | |
| HADI 44 | 9690743 | Bahrain | Zuluf | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 16 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania | Open | |
| HADI 24 | 9524138 | Bahrain | Jubail | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 15 | Egypt, Georgia, India, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Ukraine | Open | |
| MS ANGIA | 9246281 | Panama | Johor | Malaysia | 3 months | 27 | Georgia, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| MED SEA EAGLE | 8356443 | Panama | UAE | 4 months | 13 | India, Indonesia | Open | ||
| OMIDAN 4 | 9615298 | Iran | Khomeini | Iran | 10 months | 6 | Iran | Open | |
| HONG CHENG YUN 68 | 8593601 | Palau | Casablanca | Morocco | 3 months | 6 | Indonesia | Open | |
| HADI 54 | 9760964 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 9 | India, Indonesia, Tanzania | Open | |
| EAGLE | 9486104 | Palau | Port Rashid | UAE | 3 months | 14 | India, Iran | Open | |
| HADI 34 | 8315449 | Bahrain | Dubai | UAE | 6 months | 3 | Egypt, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| MS MELENIA | 9302023 | Panama | 3 months | 28 | Georgia, Ukraine | Open | |||
| ASTORIA GRANDE | 9112789 | Palau | Haydarpasa | Türkiye | 2 months | 11 | Indonesia, Russia, Türkiye | Open | |
| CECILIA | 8008498 | Comoros | Algeciras | Spain | 4 months | 12 | India | Open | |
| MALOKEY | 9162320 | Panama | Sudan | Sudan | 3 months | 8 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| OLUTORSKY | 8826151 | Cameroon | Cape Town | South Africa | 8 months | 30 | Angola, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| 9463827 | Bahrain | Tanaqib | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 22 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Jordan, Myanmar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania | Open | ||
| HADI 42 | 9662253 | Bahrain | Safaniya | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 13 | Azerbaijan (1), Egypt, India, Jordan, Tanzania | Open | |
| PARESH OMID | 8649175 | Iran | Kish | Iran | 10 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| SAYEDONA | 7726213 | Togo | Larnaca | Cyprus | 12 months | 11 | India, Syria | Open | |
| JERBOA | 7026962 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 7 months | 12 | Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Philippines, Sudan | Open | |
| OCEAN CITRINE | 9626481 | India | Mumbai | India | 2 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| CAPTAIN ADAM 1 | 8914087 | Tanzania | Constanza | Romania | 5 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Syria, Yemen | Open | |
| HADI 27 | 9463827 | Bahrain | Tanaqib | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 22 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Jordan, Myanmar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania | Open | |
| HAKSA | 9070503 | Cameroon | Tuzla | Türkiye | 4 months | 6 | Ukraine | Open | |
| HASHIM LEGACY | 8223244 | Togo | Djibouti | Djibouti | 5 months | 17 | Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Syria, Tanzania | Open | |
| HADI 22 | 9392303 | Bahrain | Tanaqib | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 15 | Egypt, India, Jordan Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Ukraine | Open | |
| RAKAN 5 | 8922199 | Comoros | Aden | Yemen | 10 months | 20 | India, Syria | Open | |
| ADWAY | 9563081 | Palau | Mumbai | India | 5 months | 9 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| OCEANIC 5000 | 9559145 | Barbados | Assaluyah | Iran | 4 months | 51 | India, Indonesia, Iran, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| MLS SARATU | 9691852 | Singapore | Lagos | Nigeria | 6 months | 8 | Nigeria | Open | |
| GAS MARTA | 9307748 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 22 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEAN SNIPER | 8714138 | Kenya | Mombasa | Kenya | 5 months | 6 | Indonesia | Open | |
| HADI 41 | 9684926 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 13 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Russia, Tanzania | Open | |
| YU LIN | 8844218 | Cameroon | Sudan | Sudan | 16 montths | 12 | India, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| ANADI | 9080871 | Palau | Hulumale | Maldives | 6 months | 9 | India | Open | |
| OCEAN EAGLE | 8714059 | Kenya | Mombasa | Kenya | 5 months | 7 | Indonesia | Open | |
| HADI 21 | 9392298 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 15 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania | Open | |
| LAMAR | 9124201 | Comoros | Hudaydah | Yemen | 6 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| BAY 10 | 9162760 | Tanzania | Suez | Egypt | 9 months | 18 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| SEFORA | 7305112 | Cameroon | Hereke | Türkiye | 2 months | 8 | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine | Open | |
| BLACK LEOPARD | 9367097 | Palau | Dubai | UAE | 3 months | 14 | India, Iran | Open | |
| ALRAQEEM | 7803229 | Comoros | Mersin | Türkiye | 6 months | 13 | Syria | 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 | |
| DETROIT JET | 9216169 | Morocco | Tanger Ville | Morocco | 2 months | 38 | Croatia, Morocco, Tunisia | Open | |
| RAHIMA | St. Kitts & Nevis | Tuticorin | India | 7 months | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | Open | ||
| HADI 37 | 9588110 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 16 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| SUNNY LISA | 7359278 | Cameroon | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 7 months | 8 | Ukraine | Open | |
| HIMS 5 | 9821562 | Saudi Arabia | Ras Al Khair | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 23 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, Ghana, India, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania | Open | |
| GREEN ATLANTIC | 8320585 | Palau | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 6 months | 8 | Ukraine | Open | |
| ANTALYA | 7615232 | Sao Tome & Principe | Tripoli | Lebanon | 8 months | 10 | Syria | Open | |
| FATMA EYLUL | 9297917 | Belize | Istanbul | Türkiye | 2 months | 10 | Azerbaijan, Türkiye | Open | |
| AVADH | 9564358 | Palau | Tuticorin | India | 10 months | 9 | India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| RD 1 | 8360688 | Tanzania | Djibouti | Djibouti | 5 months | 15 | India | 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 | |
| HADI 52 | 9511894 | Bahrain | Jubail | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 6 | Egypt, India, Indonesia | Open | |
| YOUSSEF BEY | 9124029 | Belize | Damietta | Egypt | 2 months | 15 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| CIMARRON | 9255933 | Cameroon | Zhoushan | China | tbc | 29 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| WESTSEA GAIL | 9550905 | Australia | Dubai | UAE | 7 months | 4 | India | Open | |
| DTA 2 | 9208710 | UAE | Sharjah | UAE | 14 months | 5 | Ethiopia, Iran | Open | |
| ROYAL 1 | 9109005 | Comoros | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 18 | Egpyt, India, Syria | Open | |
| MICHI | 9516636 | Palau | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 6 months | 9 | India, Myanmar | Open | |
| CHI FU | 8990172 | Mongolia | Ningde | China | 5 months | 7 | Myanmar | Open | |
| SUNSHINE 1 | 7027502 | UAE | Hamriya | UAE | 10 months | 12 | Egypt, India | Open | |
| ANATOLIAN | 9005869 | Comoros | Uniye Anchorage | Türkiye | 10 months | 13 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Türkiye | Open | |
| OSCAR | 8213445 | Comoros | Hamriya | UAE | 5 months | 10 | India, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria | Open | |
| PRINCE 4 | 8512865 | Comoros | Sharjah | UAE | 12 months | 21 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| TANYA | 9153135 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 5 months | 13 | India | 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 | |
| GLORY 88 | 8594461 | Equatorial Guinea False | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 6 months | 11 | China | Open | |
| NATALIA VICTORIA | 7942726 | United States of America | Westport (WA) | USA | 3 months | 4 | Philippines, USA | Open | |
| SVETLANA M | 8969654 | United States of America | Westport (WA) | USA | 3 months | 1 | Philippines | Open | |
| MEED SEA EAGLE | 8356443 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 5 months | 11 | Azerbajian, India, Russia | Open | |
| DANYA S | 9204300 | United States of America | Westport (WA) | USA | 3 months | 5 | Philippines, USA | Open | |
| CHARLOTTE M | 8781105 | United States of America | Westport (WA) | USA | 3 months | 4 | Philippines, USA | Open | |
| ARUN 5 | 8732001 | 8732001 | Kharg Island | Iran | 10 months | 9 | Iran, Pakistan | 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 | |
| RICH LUCKY 13 | 9087673 | Comoros | Suez | Egypt | 8 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| AVID | 9393905 | Panama | Al Jazeera | UAE | 7 months | 8 | India, Myanmar, Philippines | 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 | |
| MED SEA FOX | 9376189 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Salalah | Oman | 3 months | 12 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| FOURTHMAN | 9181508 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Lagos | Nigeria | 18 months | 18 | Vietnam | Open | |
| AASHI | 9516715 | Gabon | Nias Island | Indonesia | 6 months | 3 | India | 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 | |
| MED SEA LION | 9350331 | St. Kitts & Nevi | Georgetown | Guyana | tbc | 12 | India | Open | |
| VICKI K | 6511219 | USA | Westport WA | USA | 2 months | 5 | Philippines, USA | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| NEPHEL | 9513361 | Moldova | Bandarr Abbas | Iran | 2 months | 6 | India, Iran | Open | |
| MIAMI | 8119259 | Iran | Khorramshahr | Iran | 16 months | 11 | Eritrea, India, Iran | Open | |
| ARIANA | 9500132 | Panama | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 4 months | 21 | Yemen | Open | |
| NW AIDARA | 8837227 | Togo | Dakar | Senegal | 8 months | 7 | Guinea Bissau, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Venezuela | 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 | ||
| OCEAN TRADER | 9056739 | Comoros | Jebel Ali | UAE | 9 months | 14 | India | 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 | |
| NIBA | 9046784 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 4 months | 24 | Azerbaijan, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| JEDDAH PALACE I | 7721146 | Unknown | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 12 | Sudan, Syria | 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 | |
| AL HASSNA | 6702272 | Tanzania | Port Hydob | Sudan | $57,600 | 11 | Sudan | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| GSP DEEP DRILLER | 8765515 | Vanuatu | Constanta | Romania | 5 months | 6 | 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 | |
| TIMGAD | 9697337 | Algeria | Ghent | Belgium | tbc | 20 | Algeria | Open | |
| FLYING | 9163051 | Unknown | Toamasina | Madagascar | 14 | Bangladesh, China, Myanmar | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
New data from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reveals abandonment of seafarers by ship-owners increased by 87% in 2024 from the previous year.
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22 January 2025
Galaxy Leader crew released after 14 months in captivity
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes news of the release of the Galaxy Leader crew, after being held captive for more than a year.
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02 September 2024
Seafarers Abandoned in the USA: Crew Left Without Pay After Tugboat Re-flags
Four seafarers abandoned in Washington State after vessel quits US flag to evade regulations.