25 Chinese sailors stranded on fishing vessel in Peru for 25 months
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The "DAMANZAIHAO" fishing vessel anchoring off Peru [Photo: Beijing Youth Daily]

Twenty-five Chinese sailors have been stranded in Peru for 25 months and they haven't been paid for more than a year, reported Beijing Youth Daily.

Most of the sailors are from Qingdao Andes shipping agency and the others signed contracts with other agencies.

A sailor named Zheng Ning (pseudonym) said he signed a contract with Qingdao Andes in December 2014 and flew to Peru one month later. He was in charge of maintaining equipment on the "DAMANZAIHAO" fishing vessel.

Zheng said he received salary for the first few months, before payments began to arrive late. Now, he hasn't been paid for over a year.

Zheng contacted his employer about their situation through e-mail, but said he had received only a few poor replies. To date, they still have no idea when they will get their pay so they can fly back home.

A stranded Chinese sailor standing on the deck of "DAMANZAIHAO" fishing vessel [Photo: Southern Metropolis Daily]

Because sailors' passport and Seaman's Book are held by their employers, sailors can't have shore leave or go back home by themselves, so they are effectively stranded on their vessel.

A staff member in charge at Qingdao Andes surnamed Du said the parent company of Qingdao Andes—Pacific Andes—applied for bankruptcy protection in June last year, and the issue of the stranded sailors has been left with their branch in Peru.

The company said the sailors are expected to return to China by the end of February.

Along with the 25 Chinese sailors, there are also 10 Russian sailors and a Russian captain on board.

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