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Mirach crew finally released

Mirach crew finally released

On June 28, 2011, the Kanyakumari district administration released seven crew members of the "Mirach" which sank off the coast of Kanyakumari two months ago.
Wednesday, 29.Jun.2011, 13:18 (GMT+3)

This photo, shows Mirach sinking, is cortesy of Turkish maritime news portal www.denizhaber.com

This photo, shows Mirach sinking, is cortesy of Turkish maritime news portal www.denizhaber.com

On June 28, 2011, the Kanyakumari district administration released seven crew members of the "Mirach" which sank off the coast of Kanyakumari two months ago.

The local police, as per the directions of district officials and the director general of shipping, had confiscated their passports and kept them in a private lodge near Nagercoil.

No case had been registered against them for nearly three months. 25 sailors from Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan, were detained after they abandoned their ship after hit a rock and sank on April 4 underway with a cargo of iron ore from Visakhapatnam to Karachi.

In May, the authorities allowed 15 of the crew to leave following the media reports on the alleged illegal detention.

Three more sailors were later released on humanitarian reasons.

The remaining seven, including the Turkish captain, remained detained pending an investigation into the accident.

They were returning to their countries on June 29 morning, not without expressing thanks to the International Transport Workers Federation, Sailors Helpline and media for helping them.

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court had issued notice to the district administration seeking explanation on the sailors' detention after a petition was filed in this regard. Still last week, the district administration in its reply denied that the sailors were being detained illegally

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