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19 crew members aboard shadow tanker abandoned since months

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has called attention to the fate of 19 crew members, 17 Indian nationals, one from Bangladesh and one from Ukraine, of the 'Global Peace', who have been abandoned on the tanker, which has been was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in April 2025, at the anchorage off Al Hamriyah in pos. 25° 30' N 055° 24' E, since approximately February. They have been aboard for as much as 15 months, well above the 11-month maximum in the Maritime Labour Convention. The sanctions were imposed against the UAE-based companies Prime Tankers and Glory International as part of the U.S.’s latest moves against the Iranian oil trade. The U.S. designated Indian national Jugwinder Singh Brar, who owns multiple shipping companies with a fleet of nearly 30 vessels, many of which operate as part of Iran’s shadow fleet, conducting ship-to-ship transfers and blending oil and products from shadow fleet vessels, smugglers, and fishing vessels, and selling the products illegally to fund Iran. The 'Global Peace' was acquired in 2021 for this trade. Its last known flag was the Cook Islands, but it currently has no known flag or insurance. The ITF has filed reports and listed the vessel in the joint abandonment database of the International Maritime Organization and International Labour Organization. The crew’s right to repatriation has been ignored, and their contracts referred to “fictitious ITF collective bargaining agreements.” The ITF was calling on the UAE authorities and others to intervene.

Tanker arrested at Pipavav

The 'GP B3' was arrested at Pipavav port by its mortgagee, the National Bank of Fujairah, on Sep 9, 2020. The Gujarat court granted an application by the vessel's manager, the Celestial Ship Management, to arrest the ship for unpaid invoices, on Sep 10. The Singapore-registered Celestial, which has managed five of GP Global's bunker vessels since March 2019, had filed a claim with the court on Sep 8 against the tanker and its ship owning entity, the GP B3 Shipping. The firm which undertakes technical management, crewing and other services for the owner claimed thatthe GP B3 Shipping fell behind on its monthly payments and had racked up just over 587.000 US $ in debt since April 2019, plus 1.400 US $in interest, according to a court order. GP Global, said in July 2020 that, it planned to restructure but strongly denied speculation it was in difficulties after failing to get full financial support from its lenders. The tanker remained moored in pos. 20° 53.87' N 071° 33.44' E as of Sep 18.