Black
9 seafarers abandoned on the Black (IMO 9011985, flag Comoros) in Samsun anchorage, Türkiye, 8 May 2024. ILO case 971, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 971
- IMO Number
- 9011985
- Flag
- Comoros
- Port of Abandonment
- Samsun anchorage, Türkiye
- Abandonment Date
- 8 May 2024
- Notification Date
- 13 May 2024
- Seafarers
- 9
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
5 seafarers have unpaid wages for 2 months. There are continuing issues with provisions and water on board.
Updates
15 June 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The wages of the 5 Indian seafarers who left the ship were paid as a result of the legal process, and a total of US$100.000,00 was transferred to the seafarers' accounts by the lawyer. Resolved.
12 September 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
Crew have been repatriated without the owed wages.
13 May 2024: International Transport Workers' Federation
The vessel is under arrest. There is a constant turnover of seafarers on board.