Baltic Pearl (DEFENDER)
7 seafarers abandoned on the Baltic Pearl (DEFENDER) (IMO 9321598) in Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates, 13 May 2025. ILO case 1539, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1539
- IMO Number
- 9321598
- Port of Abandonment
- Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates
- Abandonment Date
- 13 May 2025
- Notification Date
- 26 November 2025
- Seafarers
- 7
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Flag: Unknown
Outstanding wages between 5 and 9 months.
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 13th November 2024 to 13th November 2025
Updates
4 February 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew paid outstanding wages. Resolved.
26 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.
Kindly find attached the excel sheet with newly added 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: International Maritime Organisation
Vessel Name: ‘BALTIC PEARL’ but apparently changed to ‘DEFENDER’,
Flag: UNKNOWN, allegedly Comoros, on IMO GISIS before 1 December 2021: Panama
26 November 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The name of the ship has changed to Defender. The flag of the vessel is showing as Unknown, however the certificate we have received shows the ship is registered under the Comoros flag.
Indian captain, 2 Ethiopian and 1 Burmese complaining. The remaining crew do not wish to complain, they are owed for 2 months.