Kanaria

8 seafarers abandoned on the Kanaria (IMO 8500070, flag Comoros) in Tripoli, Lebanon, 1 April 2026. ILO case 1759, status: Unresolved.

Status
Unresolved
Abandonment ID
1759
IMO Number
8500070
Flag
Comoros
Port of Abandonment
Tripoli, Lebanon
Abandonment Date
1 April 2026
Notification Date
17 June 2026
Seafarers
8
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Outstanding wages for 4 months. Vessel has a shortage of food, water and provisions

Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: N/A

Updates

31 July 2026: International Maritime Organisation
- refer the attached second report concerning the same vessel which was earlier reported having on board 14 seafarers from India (2), Syria (11), and Myanmar (1) who were abandoned when it was in Famagusta, Cyprus on 1 November 2025. The insurer then was: Pyramid Marine Overseas.

17 June 2026: International Transport Workers' Federation
2 of the requesting assistance have been repatriated without wages. Crew claimed that they are having to eat 1 meal per day

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