NAVIMAR-3

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Ship's crew abandoned after detention

Since March 2024 the 'Navimar 3', which was being operated by Middle East Marine (MEM), has been detained by the authorities in Bangladesh due to unpaid fees. The crew has become virtual prisoners on board, forced to work without pay to keep the vessel safe, amid strong currents where it is anchored off Kutubdia Island. Passport and certification documents were being held by a local agent for the Dubai-based company. With no means of getting home, no visa to disembark and without supplies, the crew has to rely on food and water from charities and unions. There is no medicine on board The ITF has now repatriated two separate crews of the 'Navimar 3'. A third crew, from Indonesia, boarded this month Report with photo: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/26/losing-hope-with-every-day-that-passes-torment-of-the-ships-crews-abandoned-at-sea