Seafarer Abandonment Hits Record High
8, February 2026
ITF data shows seafarer abandonment hit record levels in 2025: 6,223 seafarers across 410 ships, with $25.8 million owed and FOCs dominating cases.
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Twelve fishers abandoned unpaid on Novo Ruivo
2, December 2025
Twelve fishers on the Portuguese-flagged Novo Ruivo have gone eight months without pay while stranded in Mindelo, Cape Verde, with $68,420 in wage arrears, prompting ITF action over C188 violations.
