Bad weather has further delayed the homecoming of the sailors of MV Suez as PNS Babur, carrying the crew including 6 Indians, that would now reach Karachi only on June 23.
The nightmarish journey continues for the sailors of Egyptian merchant vessel MV Suez even after a week of their release from the captivity of Somali pirates following payment of a ransom of $2 million dollar. While moving out from the troubled water, they were nearly hijacked by another group of pirates.
The 22 crew members of Egyptian merchant vessel MV Suez, including six Indians, were shifted to the Pakistan Navy’s PNS Babar then to PNS Zulfiqar as they had to abandon ship after the fuel ran out and a tug boat failed to reach them due to bad weather.
MV Suez was on its way to the Omani port of Salalah when it ran out of fuel and began taking on water in stormy weather. On getting a call for assistance, Pakistan Navy chief Admiral Noman Bashir ordered the vessel’s crew to be shifted to the frigate PNS Babur, which was escorting it.
