POLAR STAR
21 seafarers abandoned on the POLAR STAR (IMO 9471666, flag Liberia) in Visakhapatnam, India, 24 February 2026. ILO case 1641, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1641
- IMO Number
- 9471666
- Flag
- Liberia
- Port of Abandonment
- Visakhapatnam, India
- Abandonment Date
- 24 February 2026
- Notification Date
- 25 February 2026
- Seafarers
- 21
- Reporting Org.
- Liberia
Circumstances
Unpaid salaries since December 2025
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: 20th February 2026 to 20th February 2027
Updates
19 March 2026: India
(From the Directorate General of Shipping)
With reference to the trailing mail, I am directed to humbly request you to kindly provide the details of the Indian seafarers onboard the vessel Polar Star (IMO No. 9471666), as the nationality details have not yet been updated in the Abandonment case.
I would be grateful if the required details could be furnished at the earliest to enable this office to take necessary action.
4 March 2026: Liberia
(From the Liberian Registry)
As per the attached email, the ship’s manager, DAWSON SHIP MANAGEMENT SIA from POLAR STAR, has settled the outstanding payments for the crew onboard and our Liberian inspector has also been inspected. We kindly request that you consider the case closed as resolved or have updated the database.
4 March 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
Abandonment date: 1st February 2026