Derya Aytekin
18 seafarers abandoned on the Derya Aytekin (IMO 9136864, flag Panama) in Genova, Italy, 13 November 2025. ILO case 1532, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1532
- IMO Number
- 9136864
- Flag
- Panama
- Port of Abandonment
- Genova, Italy
- Abandonment Date
- 13 November 2025
- Notification Date
- 20 November 2025
- Seafarers
- 18
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Outstanding wages for 2 months. Vessel lacking fresh provisions and clean water
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 3rd June 2025 to 3rd June 2026
Updates
30 June 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew repatriated with their owed wages.
Resolved.
24 February 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew paid their outstanding wages. Resolved.
11 December 2025: India
from the Directorate General of Shipping.
This is to inform you that the Directorate General of Shipping has initiated multiple actions to expedite the repatriation and wage settlement of the affected seafarers.
The following steps have been undertaken:
1. Letters have been issued to the concerned RPSL companies directing them to expedite the repatriation process and ensure timely settlement of wages.
2. The Directorate Seamen’s Employment Office (DSEO) has been instructed to:
◦ Intimate the concerned parties regarding the case,
◦ Follow up regularly with the respective RPSL companies, and
◦ Conduct hearings with the RPSL companies wherever required.
3. The MEA (Division-wise) has been informed about the case to facilitate additional details and necessary coordination.
4. A Demi-Official (DO) letter has been issued to the MoPSW for their intimation and further guidance.
Kindly find attached the excel sheet with case wise updates. It is our humble request to update this in the IMO/ILO Joint database under comments and observation section. We will also be sending regular updates regarding each case as and when we get case notifications so that it can be uploaded in the comments and observation section.
This coordinated approach is aimed at ensuring timely resolution of the matter.
Please let me know if any further information is required
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Letters issued to the concerned RPSL Companies and DSEO
4 December 2025: Italy
(From the Italian Permanent Mission to IMO)
After contacting the Italian maritime authorities, we got information that the ship was inspected in Genoa on 17 November 2025 following a “MLC,2006 complaint” presented by ITF (see image attached).
I saw the PSC inspection report and the inspectors identified 11 deficiencies, deemed temporarily tolerable, of which 2 were inherent to the aforementioned agreement but not related to the contents of the "complaint".