Toi-Challenger

Vessel TOI CHALLENGER (IMO: 9151515) has been reported to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) for abandonment. Details: - Flag: Liberia - Port: Samsun - Country: Turkiye - Owed Wages: 2 months - Number of Seafarers: 18 - Seafarer Nationalities: Azerbaijan, Ukraine - Reported to ITF: 01 Jul 2025 - Status: Open This information is sourced from the ITF Seafarers abandonment list, which tracks cases of crew abandonment worldwide.

The 'Toi Challenger', loaded with around 18,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat, has been held in the port of Al-Mukalla, where it arrived on March 11, 2025, for more than a month, with the situation having signs of commercial manipulation and a gross violation of international maritime law, according to the vessel's owner, Integrated Transport Management Group. The wheat was bound for Al Rayyan Salalah Mills and Arabian Sea Fisheries. The cargo was transported on the basis of ‘clean’ bills of lading, which certified the proper condition of the goods at the time of loading at the port of departure. Upon arrival, the consignees rejected the cargo without providing any legal grounds. Lawyers and experts were speculating that there may have been collusion between local authorities and commercial entities, leading to the actual detention of the vessel and crew in a regional commercial conflict. The shipowner's losses have already topped six figures in euros due to downtime costs, lost time charter contracts and reputational damage. The situation was further complicated by the fact that Yemen remained an area of active military conflict, which poses risks to the lives of the crew. Some of the sailors were aboard beyond the contractual timeframe and are unable to leave the vessel.

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