Six seafarers who have been stranded aboard an asphalt tanker in Baltimore Harbour for the last five months are headed home.
Separately, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) added the case to its official list of seafarer abandonments. The ILO's list shows 16 cases of seafarer abandonment reported last year.
The 5,900-dwt Newlead Granadino (built 2009) has been idled since 10 September after the ship was detained by the US Coast Guard (USCG) over engine problems.
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