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Venus I - Namibia - 1 May 2025 -
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Vessel
Venus I
Case status
unresolved
Abandonment ID
01472
Flag state
Namibia
IMO N°
8721193
Vessel type
Fish Factory Ship
Port of abandonment
Walvis Bay, Namibia
Financial security provider
Unknown
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Abandoned
1 May 2025
Notified
1 October 2025
Reported by
International Transport Workers' Federation
N° of seafarers
22
Nationalities
Lithuania (1); Russian Federation (21)
Circumstances
Circumstances
Outstanding wages of 6 months and expired contracts
Seafarers applied to insurer?: No
Insurance certificate dates: N/A
Case details
Actions taken
30 September 2025: Flag State informed
Contacted the owners and flag state
Repatriation status
1 October 2025: Repatriation pending
Payment status
1 October 2025: Payment Pending
Outstanding wages:
US$516,693
Comments and observations
4 December 2025: Namibia
(From the Namibian High Commission to the United Kingdom)
This serves to inform you that the reported case of abandonment (Venus 1) has been resolved. All the outstanding wages have been settled, and the affected crew members have been repatriated to their countries of origin. See attached documents.
Kindly update the ILO database accordingly.
28 October 2025: Namibia
(From the Namibian High Commission to the United Kingdom)
Thank you for the email regarding the reported case of abandonment in the Port of Walvis Bay, Namibia.
We will look into the matter and get back to you as soon as possible.