Archer
5 seafarers abandoned on the Archer (IMO 8221789) in Bandar Abbas, Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1 April 2024. ILO case 1268, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1268
- IMO Number
- 8221789
- Port of Abandonment
- Bandar Abbas, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Abandonment Date
- 1 April 2024
- Notification Date
- 12 March 2025
- Seafarers
- 5
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
The crew have not been paid since joining the ship more than 13 months previously. Their employment contracts expired 2 months ago.
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: N/A
Updates
13 November 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew repatriated with owed wages. Resolved.
1 October 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
(From the Port and Maritime Authority)
It is being followed up.
15 June 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The seafarers remain in an extremely distressed situation. The Iranian maritime authorities have been approached, but no response has been received
7 April 2025: India
(From the Directorate general of Shipping (DGS) of India)
1. With reference to your emails dated 18 MARCH 2025 regarding the abandonment of the vessel ‘ARCHER’ (8221789) it has come to our attention that there is no available data on Indian seafarers working on board this vessel in the E-Gov system of DGS.
2. In light of this, it is challenging to examine the matter further without the details of Indian seafarers currently working on board the vessels. Therefore, we kindly request you to provide the necessary details of the Indian seafarers to help resolve this issue.
18 March 2025: International Maritime Organisation
Flag: Comoros, on IMO GISIS after April 2024: UNKNOWN
12 March 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Vessel is now believed to be called AMBER.