Hornet
24 seafarers abandoned on the Hornet (IMO 9197844), 25 June 2025. ILO case 1418, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1418
- IMO Number
- 9197844
- Abandonment Date
- 25 June 2025
- Notification Date
- 7 August 2025
- Seafarers
- 24
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
The vessel's flag: Curacao FALSE
The vessel's location was initially reported by the ITF as 'Singapore OPL, Singapore'.
Officers' salaries have been delayed for three months, and ratings' salaries four months
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 1st January 2025
Updates
4 December 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew paid and repatriated. Resolved.
8 October 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
This U.S. sanctioned vessel still owes wages to all crew for August, and September. Several crew members have made it clear they will not work or accept repatriation until their outstanding wages are fully settled. Flag changed to Benin.
21 August 2025: International Maritime Organisation
(From the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore)
Singapore notes the update provided by IMO regarding the abandonment of vessel, Hornet.
We note that the report by ITF reflects the location of abandonment as “Singapore OPL, Singapore”.
Unfortunately, without additional information on the specific coordinates of the location of abandonment, we surmise this to be “Outside Port Limit” – i.e. not located in Singapore and falling outside Singapore’s jurisdiction.
As such, we would respectfully request that the location be corrected to reflect the actual location of abandonment, and that references to “Singapore” be removed.
20 August 2025: Curaçao
(From the Maritime Authority of Curacao)
Hereby, Curacao – as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands – acknowledges and checked the information provided underneath.
Curacao confirms that the vessel mentioned flies a false Curacao flag since it is not – and never has been – registered within the flag register of Curacao or the Netherlands. We encourage IMO to do everything within its powers to ensure the safety and prosperity of the seafarers onboard.
11 August 2025: International Maritime Organisation
Hornet (9197844)’s flag State show Eswatini False on IMO GISIS and Curacao FALSE on Equasis.
7 August 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The vessel is under U.S. sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13846. Eswatini FALSE is also shown as the flag state, while documents onboard reference St. Maarten