Sapphire
15 seafarers abandoned on the Sapphire (IMO 9268150, flag Cyprus) in Lagos, Nigeria, 1 December 2025. ILO case 1575, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1575
- IMO Number
- 9268150
- Flag
- Cyprus
- Port of Abandonment
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Abandonment Date
- 1 December 2025
- Notification Date
- 22 December 2025
- Seafarers
- 15
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Vessel type: Dive Support Vessel
No one onboard paid since end of September. Some onboard since before then others joined mid-October and now have been onboard 2 months without pay.
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 20th February 2025 – 20th February 2026
Updates
30 June 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew repatriated with their owed wages.
Resolved.
13 January 2026: Peru
(From the Permanent Mission of Peru to the IMO)
Thank you very much for your kind information. In order to inform my authorities in Peru, I would appreciate if it is possible to have more information regarding the two Peruvian citizens who were abandoned in Lagos, Nigeria.
22 December 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Outstanding wages only for two who have come forward. They have been abandoned since 01/12 as well as one more crew member, others abandoned since between 10/12 & 16/12. More money owed than above as a result but unable to quantify at present.