Four Pakistani sailors stranded onboard the "Akkaz" near the port of Suez will be returning home on Jan 5, 2017. The Pakistani Embassy has completed preparations for repatriation of Mohammed Umer Ghauri, Tanveer, Mohammed Tariq and Samiullah. They will be returning home empty handed, as the Kuwaiti company has not cleared their dues pending for the last five months. Three out of the four sailors are said to be severely unwell. A total of 17 Pakistani sailors were stranded onboard the vessel which was anchored in the Suez Canal after the Egyptian government confiscated the vessel for non-payment of dues. The "Akkaz", owned by a Kuwaiti company and chartered by a Dutch company, had set sail from Abu Dhabi on Aug 11, 2016 bound for Port Said and Alexandria in Egypt and then onwards to the Netherlands. Upon reaching the Suez waters in October the vessel was not allowed to enter due to mechanical failure and expiry of its technical license. The stranded sailors according to the vessel’s Chief Officer Jameel Jangian are owed approximately Rs. 20 million by the shipping corporation in dues.
WORLD SHIPPING
04 January 2017 - 16:00
Update: 04 January 2017 - 20:28
Stranded Pakistani crew of "Akkaz" repatriated
Four Pakistani sailors stranded onboard the "Akkaz" near the port of Suez will be returning home on Jan 5, 2017.
WORLD SHIPPING
04 January 2017 - 16:00
Update: 04 January 2017 - 20:28
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