Cobija
7 seafarers abandoned on the Cobija, 22 September 2021. ILO case 574, status: Unresolved.
- Status
- Unresolved
- Abandonment ID
- 574
- Abandonment Date
- 22 September 2021
- Notification Date
- 22 September 2021
- Seafarers
- 7
- Reporting Org.
- Namibia - through IMO
Circumstances
Since no date of abandonment has been reported, the date of notification by the reporting organization is displayed as the date of abandonment. (Amended by the ILO on 25/02/2025)
Abandoned off the coast of Yemen
According to the procedure, the abandonment date has been set to 22 September 2021. (ILO, 8 April 2025)
Updates
21 September 2021: Namibia
This Ministry is further notified about the horrendous conditions that the Namibian fishermen are experiencing on the said ship. They have also not been paid their salaries by the owner of the vessel and it is reported that they are only fed with rice, once a week. It was further reported that the Namibian fishermen on the vessel have been left stranded by the company and its owner, a certain Mr. Muhammed Adulla Kader, a Somalian National, who is reported to be in Oman. In recent weeks, it has been reportedly noted with concern that the seven fishermen are facing an increasing dire situation, as hunger and sanitary
circumstances are making it difficult for them to survive on the vessel.