Yellow Stone
20 seafarers abandoned on the Yellow Stone (IMO 9208148, flag Panama) in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 1 February 2026. ILO case 1666, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1666
- IMO Number
- 9208148
- Flag
- Panama
- Port of Abandonment
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Abandonment Date
- 1 February 2026
- Notification Date
- 12 March 2026
- Seafarers
- 20
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Outstanding wages for 3 months
Seafarers applied to insurer?: Yes
Insurance certificate dates: 20th February 2026 to 20th February 2027
Updates
12 June 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew repatriated with owed wages.
Resolved.
8 April 2026: Other
(From the IG P&I)
With reference to the reported abandonment of YELLOW STONE, IMO 9208148, I have contacted West P&I and can report that the Club has been in contact with ITF and the shipowner and understands that January wages were paid some time ago, and as of 1 April that sign off, repatriation and final payments were being organised and that the matter would be resolved imminently.
1 April 2026: International Maritime Organisation
The insurer: The West of England Shipowners (recorded on Equasis on 01/03/2026)
12 March 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
Bangladesh crew requesting assistance