YU LIN

12 seafarers abandoned on the YU LIN (IMO 8844218, flag Cameroon) in Port Sudan, South Sudan, 1 February 2023. ILO case 933, status: Disputed.

Status
Disputed
Abandonment ID
933
IMO Number
8844218
Flag
Cameroon
Port of Abandonment
Port Sudan, South Sudan
Abandonment Date
1 February 2023
Notification Date
4 April 2024
Seafarers
12
Reporting Org.
International Transport Workers' Federation

Circumstances

Seafarers have outstanding wages respectively of between 6 and 16 months. Many of them have been on board more than 12 months and have expired contracts.
There is a shortage of provisions.

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

Updates

10 March 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
10 seafarers were repatriated by the ITF on humanitarian grounds (2 remain on-board). Legal assistance given by the ITF to seafarers.
This case is now marked as "disputed".

4 April 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
The vessel also appears to have engine problems.

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