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- Indonesian sailor Surono and his crew are stranded aboard the Portuguese-flagged fishing vessel Novo Ruivo off West Africa after being abandoned without pay, and the crew's last option may be to seize the boat to recover their owed salaries.
- Surono is owed US$13,200 after five months.
- The International Transport Workers’ Federation reported 6,200 seafarers stranded in 2025, and inspector Gonzalo Galan said the crew fears returning home without wages.
