Photo: Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs Fifteen seafarers stranded onboard the bulker Angelic Power in Southern China have returned home after up to 17 months onboard the vessel. The Angelic Power which discharged its cargo in Guangzhou in July 2020 had been at the centre of a commercial dispute between the cargo’s receiver and owner Angeliki Dynamis Investment, it remained in South China and was arrested by the courts in December last year. Seven Greek crew were repatriated in April this year, but 13 Filipino and two Greek crew were obliged to remain onboard, even though according to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) the owners had abandoned the vessel and stopped paying the crew in February 2021.