Polar Night
16 seafarers abandoned on the Polar Night (IMO 8356950, flag Comoros) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1 October 2025. ILO case 1495, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1495
- IMO Number
- 8356950
- Flag
- Comoros
- Port of Abandonment
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Abandonment Date
- 1 October 2025
- Notification Date
- 22 October 2025
- Seafarers
- 16
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Outstanding wages for 2 months.
Seafarers applied to insurer?: Yes
Insurance certificate dates: 26th May 2025 to 25th March 2026
Updates
16 June 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
Seafarers repatriated with owed wages.
Resolved
7 November 2025: International Maritime Organisation
Flag: Comoros, on IMO GISIS before 1 June 2025: UNKNOWN
22 October 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The 5 crew wish to be paid & repatriated as the vessel is heading towards the war area