Fifteen seafarers are languishing in Manila Bay without food, water or pay and have been stuck there for months, the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) said.
The 7,000-cbm LPG carrier Celanova (built 2003) — owned by Madrid-based Globalgas — lost its rudder off the coast of the Philippines on 7 December and was towed to anchor 10 days later, leaving the crew stranded.
