【聚焦】船员遭欠薪滞留海上绝望求救

摘要：The seafarers are onboard the Star Apollo, a 1,500 gross ton vessel currently docked at the Batamec Shipyard in Indonesia.

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15名印度船员被困在印度尼西亚一艘海上支援船上发出求助，声称他们已数月未收到工资。

这一事件再次将全球目光聚焦于日益严重的船员遗弃问题，航运工会警告该危机正持续恶化。

这些船员所在的"Star Apollo"轮（1500总吨）自2024年10月起便停泊在印尼巴淡岛Batamec船厂。

据国际运输工人联合会（ITF）披露，这些船员签订的合同期为4至8个月，但至今未获得任何薪酬。

在ITF协助下，船员们通过社交媒体发布求救视频，画面中他们手持手写标语，控诉正面临食物短缺，并因追讨欠薪遭到船舶管理方威胁。

这艘2012年建造的船舶今年早些时候被转售给孟买企业Vindhyawashini Offshore，目前悬挂圣基茨和尼维斯船旗。

ITF全球监察协调员史蒂夫·特劳恩斯代尔指出，船上状况已极度恶劣，船员身心健康正持续受损。

ITF正协助追讨近8万美元欠薪，同时呼吁印度海员工会与船旗国介入，确保船员能带薪返乡。

今年1月ITF曾警告，2024年船员遗弃案件激增87%（从2023年1676例升至3133例），创下历史最差纪录。

更触目惊心的是船舶遗弃案件同比暴涨136%，2024年达312起。

被遗弃船员通常面临数月无薪、生活条件恶化、食物短缺及饮用水匮乏等问题，许多人被迫超期工作且无法获得医疗救助，极端案例中甚至滞留海上长达数年。

尽管国际劳工组织《海事劳工公约》明确规定船旗国需保障遭遗弃船员的遣返与福利，但执法滞后、保险缺失及船东推诿等因素常导致问题久拖不决。

ITF强调，船旗国与港口国监管不力，加之船东普遍缺乏问责，正使数以千计船员陷入孤立无援的境地。

该组织近日在X平台（原推特）发文强烈谴责这一现状。

▲Image Credits: International Transport Workers’ Federation/X

英文原文

A group of 15 Indian seafarers stranded aboard an offshore support vessel in Indonesia are seeking help, claiming they haven’t been paid in months.

Their situation has once again brought global attention to the growing issue of seafarer abandonment, which unions are now calling a worsening crisis.

The seafarers are onboard the Star Apollo, a 1,500 gross ton vessel currently docked at the Batamec Shipyard in Indonesia.

According to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the ship has remained in port since October 2024.

The crew, who began their contracts between four to eight months ago, allege they have not received any wages during this period.

With the help of the ITF, the crewmembers released a video on social media, where they are seen holding handwritten signs stating they are facing food shortages and have been threatened by ship managers for asking about their unpaid salaries.

They are pleading for support from Indian seafarer unions and the ship’s flag state to help them return home with their wages.

The Star Apollo, built in 2012, was sold earlier this year to Vindhyawashini offshore, a company based in Mumbai. The vessel is registered under the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis.

According to ITF Global Inspectorate Coordinator Steve Trownsdale, the situation onboard has become extremely distressing, and the stress is beginning to affect the seafarers’ physical and mental well-being.

The ITF says it is actively working to help the crew recover almost $80,000 in unpaid wages.

The organisation had earlier warned, in January this year, that abandonment of seafarers is rising rapidly, calling 2024 the “worst year on record” for such cases.

ITF’s report revealed a shocking 87 per cent increase in the number of abandoned seafarers, from 1,676 in 2023 to 3,133 in 2024.

Even more alarming was the rise in vessel abandonment, which jumped 136 percent with 312 reported cases in 2024 compared to the previous year.

Abandoned seafarers often face months without pay, poor living conditions on board, limited food supplies, and lack of clean drinking water.

Many also work for extended periods without proper rest or medical attention, and in severe cases, they are left stranded for months or even years.

Maritime laws, including the Maritime Labour Convention, regulated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), require flag states to ensure the repatriation and welfare of abandoned seafarers.

However, delays in enforcement, lack of insurance, and owners denying responsibility often make it harder to resolve such cases.

The ITF stressed that poor oversight by flag and port states, along with a general lack of accountability from shipowners, continues to worsen the situation, leaving thousands of seafarers vulnerable and helpless.

In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the ITF condemned the situation.