Published:  12:39 AM, 15 May 2024

Finally MV Abdullah crew members reunite with family

Finally MV Abdullah  crew members  reunite with  family After two months of tension and anxiety, the crew members of the MV Abdullah reunite with their families on Tuesday. -AA
 
The 23 crew members of MV Abdullah, which was released on April 14 after 31 days of captivity by Somali pirates, finally met their families as the vessel reached the Chattogram port on Tuesday afternoon.

A vessel carried the sailors from the ship to the New Mooring Container Terminal at the Chattogram port around 3:45-pm on Tuesday.

The MV Abdullah had anchored at Kutubdia at 6pm on Monday. The lighter vessel Jahan Moni-3 then transported them to the Chattogram Port.

Relatives were waiting for the sailors' safe return and the long wait ended today. Relatives gathered at the port jetty with flowers.
Omar Faruk, secretary to Chattogram Port Authorities (CPA) greeted the crew with flowers.

When MV Jahan Moni-3 anchored the jetty in the afternoon three tugboats guarded the vessel to ensure security of the crew members.

Earlier, MV Abdullah left for Chattogram from Kutubdia point in Cox's Bazar around 2 pm.

Deputy managing director of KSRM Shahrier Zahan Rahat, officials, and port officials also gathered at the port to receive them. Later, the port authorities organised a brief programme on this occasion where Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury was present, among others.

On Mar 12, Somali pirates seized control of the MV Abdullah and took the 23 sailors on board hostage as they travelled along the Indian Ocean. The vessel was transporting 55,000 tonnes of coal from Mozambique to the UAE. The sailors had contacted their families over the phone and informed them that they threatened to kill them if a ransom was not paid.

>>Bashir Al Mamun, AA




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