Al Madad I
7 seafarers abandoned on the Al Madad I (IMO 9501928, flag United Republic of Tanzania) in Aoshanwan, China, 1 March 2025. ILO case 1441, status: Disputed.
- Status
- Disputed
- Abandonment ID
- 1441
- IMO Number
- 9501928
- Flag
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Port of Abandonment
- Aoshanwan, China
- Abandonment Date
- 1 March 2025
- Notification Date
- 28 August 2025
- Seafarers
- 7
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Outstanding wages for 7 months
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 19th May 2025 to 13th April 2026
Updates
28 April 2026: International Labour Organization
As a general practice, the flag State for abandonment cases is initially recorded based on the information provided in the first report. It is then corrected and updated in accordance with vessel information and official notifications from IMO, as well as any explicit correction requests received from relevant organizations such as S&P Global.
Based on these criteria, I have reviewed the seven cases raised by Tanzania, and my findings are as follows:
1. Youyi Yi (8358518), Shahin (9104378), Al Madad I (9501928), and Rapid (8918233): According to the ITF reports, IMO vessel verification (GISIS and Equasis), and the IMO notifications at the time, the flag State was recorded as Tanzania. As no subsequent requests for correction have been received, these cases remain recorded as Tanzania in the database.
2. Maybach (8134522): The initial ITF report listed Tanzania, while IMO GISIS and the official notification recorded it as "Guyana False." However, on 15 April 2025, S&P Global confirmed the flag State as Tanzania. Tanzania acknowledged receipt of this information on the same date and has provided no further comments since. Therefore, it remains listed as Tanzania.
3. Kayan (9015981): At the time of the occurrence of the abandonment on 26 October 2024, the vessel was registered under Zanzibar (United Republic of Tanzania) as the flag State, and the database has reflected Tanzania as the flag State. However, as of 1 September 2025, when the abandonment was officially notified, the flag State was Comoros. Comoros is currently undertaking the necessary follow-up actions in its capacity as the current flag State. This information has been duly reflected in the case records while maintaining Tanzania as the flag State at the time of the incident.
4. Prosperity 1 (7715422): The ITF report (7 October 2024) listed Tanzania, but this was corrected to Guyana False following IMO vessel verification and the notification dated 13 October 2024.
Regarding the cases stated as "not attributable to the Tanzania Flag administration," we have updated the record for Prosperity 1 (IMO 7715422) as it was verified as "Guyana False" based on the record of IMO GISIS and Equasis at that time. For all other cases, we have maintained the Tanzanian flag while including the administration's official position in the comments section.
22 April 2026: United Republic of Tanzania
(From the High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania)
Vessel deregistered prior to the reported abandonment; not attributable to Tanzania.
25 November 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Filipino crew paid and repatriated, but Indonesian crew paid only 3 months out of 7 owed wages and still waiting repatriation.
Disputed.
30 October 2025: International Maritime Organisation
I herewith would like to request in particular ITF, who initially reported this case, to share any additional details that may assist in the investigation
30 October 2025: China
(From the Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China)
Thank you for your message. Upon receiving the case, we immediately initiated an investigation and conducted continuous checks on the AIS information. Based on our verification, no AIS signal of the vessel in question was detected in the Aoshanwan, China (Peoples’s Republic of).
We kindly suggest further verification of the relevant information. Please feel free to share any additional details that may assist in the investigation.
29 August 2025: International Maritime Organisation
IMO Number 9100528’s name shows Al Madad I on both IMO GISIS & Equasis, instead of Al Madad 1.