The fate of seafarers aboard a VLGC that was abandoned at one of Iran's sanctions-hit petroleum hubs in April remains unknown.
A lone Azerbaijani and 21 Ukrainian seafarers aboard the 78,500-cbm Sea Gloria (built 1993) — suspected of having a history of carrying LPG from Iran — sought help that month after going unpaid for a third month running.
Flag state Panama and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) intervened, managing to help recover $450,000 in owed salaries and repatriate nine seafarers.
