Happy 18

18 seafarers abandoned on the Happy 18 (IMO 9146132, flag Saint Kitts and Nevis) in Mogadishu, Somalia, 1 March 2025. ILO case 1542, status: Unresolved.

Status
Unresolved
Abandonment ID
1542
IMO Number
9146132
Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Port of Abandonment
Mogadishu, Somalia
Abandonment Date
1 March 2025
Notification Date
26 November 2025
Seafarers
18
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Outstanding wages for 11 months

Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: N/A

Updates

4 August 2026: Saint Kitts and Nevis
(From the St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry)
Referring to the below notification, please be advised that there were two separate claims reported against the vessel mv HAPPY 18 (IMO 9146132), which were successfully addressed by the vessel Owners, namely:

1. The crew were paid in full and repatriated in April 2025. Verified and confirmed by ITF on 17 April 2025;
2. Oiler Mr. *** was paid in full on 30 July 2026. Verified and confirmed by the seafarer on 3 August 2026.

Following the above stated we would like to inform that MLC related issues reported against mv HAPPY 18 (IMO 9146132) to the Flag in May 2025 and November 2025 respectively have been addressed and are considered resolved. We kindly ask to update the ILO/IMO joint database accordingly.

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