During his time alone on the vessel, Chetanveer Singh (left) was supported by Afusat Eke from ISWAN/NSWB
An Indian seafarer has finally returned home, four years after being abandoned in Nigeria by his employer.
Chetanveer Singh, a third engineer known to his friends as Alex, was left without food and wages on the vessel MT Grand 1 in 2016. He contacted the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), which provided him with support.
Along with ISWAN, the National Seafarers Welfare Board of Nigeria (NSWB) and the Maritime Union of India (MUI) cooperated to help Mr Singh, and he returned to India February 2020.
I hope ITF more activies to inspection every ship at any port to investigate the crew salary especially for Taiwan vessel. Due some of Taiwan vessel still pay the salary for Indonesia seafarer all in permonth usd. 450. And also I hope the PSC at any port to ask the crew whether they join the ship should be pay to agent at his country. Im sure they have to pay to obtained the job. Thus is was break the MLC regulation.