The government of Pakistan is making efforts for repatriation of 04 crew members and has provided food, medical care and legal assistance to the rest of the crew on board the stranded cargo ship, MV Akkaz, in the Red Sea, near Port Tawfik, Egypt.
Ambassador of Pakistan Syed Mushtaq Ali Shah has reaffirmed total support of the government of Pakistan to the Pakistani crew on board the stranded cargo ship in the Red Sea off Port Tawfik, Egypt, says a press release issued on Monday.
He said that the Embassy continued to provide food, water, medical care and also winter gear to them, in co-ordination with the Egyptian authorities. Head of Chancery, Farhan Ali, personally delivered 1,100-kg of foodstuff, blankets, jackets and heaters to the crew on board the stranded ship. He also apprised them of the efforts undertaken by the government of Pakistan not only to provide consular, legal and logistic assistance to them but also in approaching their employer in The Netherlands and the head owner of the ship in Kuwait, besides co-ordinating with the local lawyer to pursue their case in an Egyptian court of law.
The captain and the crew deeply appreciated the efforts by the government of Pakistan and thanked the Embassy for its unremitting efforts to address their grievances, especially in a complex situation, where their employer and the head owner of ship were not located in Egypt. The captain further asked the Embassy to arrange repatriation of four of the crew members. The Embassy is now completing their port formalities to enable them to return to Pakistan on 05 January 2017 at the government's expense.-PR
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