The number of abandoned vessels spiked dramatically to record levels in 2024 with seafarers left without proper compensation in hundreds of cases.

The number of reported cases last year hit 310 ships and “alarmingly and very excessively surpassing” the previous year’s record of 142 cases, according to United Nations data.

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The abandonments affect thousands of seafarers, the data shows.