Sky Rider
19 seafarers abandoned on the Sky Rider (IMO 9208124, flag Cameroon) in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 1 November 2025. ILO case 1576, status: Disputed.
- Status
- Disputed
- Abandonment ID
- 1576
- IMO Number
- 9208124
- Flag
- Cameroon
- Port of Abandonment
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Abandonment Date
- 1 November 2025
- Notification Date
- 22 December 2025
- Seafarers
- 19
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Some crew members have been waiting since September to sign off, some have expired medical certificates, and two seafarers have been on board for 16 months. Lack of drinking water and provisions
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: N/A
Updates
16 January 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
crew repatriated, waiting confirmation on if they’ve received their wages.
Disputed.