Myra Q

20 seafarers abandoned on the Myra Q (IMO 8871601, flag Italy) in Dakar, Senegal, 1 September 2024. ILO case 1555, status: Unresolved.

Status
Unresolved
Abandonment ID
1555
IMO Number
8871601
Flag
Italy
Port of Abandonment
Dakar, Senegal
Abandonment Date
1 September 2024
Notification Date
6 December 2025
Seafarers
20
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Outstanding wages for 11 months

Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: TBC

Updates

16 February 2026: Italy
(From the Italian Permanent Mission to the IMO)

As a follow up on the case in subject ("MYRA Q" motor fishing vessel (IMO 8871601), please be informed that the Italian Consulate Authority in Dakar on 11th February 2026 personally went on board the vessel, moored in the port of Dakar, in order to verify the possible presence of crew. As a result of the investigation, the absence of personnel on board was confirmed; it was also reported that the only activities currently carried out on board concern maintenance interventions carried out by external companies, without the stable presence of a crew.

6 December 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Wages owed from July 2024 to June 2025

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