A group of 24 seafarers abandoned since July after their ships were detained in Ravenna Port in Italy for alleged non-payment of bunker supplies has finally been repatriated. The seafarers were crew members on board the Maltese-flagged chemical tanker Gobustan and the general cargo vessel Sultan Bey also registered in Malta.
Their ordeal began when the Gobustan was seized where it arrived on 8th July for alleged non-payment by the shipowner to the fuel supplier. The crew was not allowed to get...
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