In status hostage from the Iranian starting from Thursday Greek-owned tanker.
Her anguish of the development of events was shared by mother of the 20-year-old Greek cadet captain, who is among the crew, speaking to ERT.
“I am constantly updated from the management company and its representatives, whom I trust completely and I thank them from the bottom of my soul for what they are doing for my child.
I am also in communication with the Ambassador of Greece in Tehran, Mr. Kyriakos Gavriil, as well as with the Minister of Commercial Shipping, Mr. Stylianides, where they assure me that the negotiations are on the right track,” says the mother of the 20-year-old Greek pilot master.
No communication with the crew, the company confirms
The company Empire Navigation announced that the Greek-owned tanker, captured by Iranian forces, is located in the anchorage of Bandar Abbas.
The position of the ship was confirmed with a new information note this afternoon by the management company, adding that so far he has not been able to make direct contact with the crew after the takeover, as the satellite communications system has been disabled by the hijackers.
He adds that from the first moment the incident occurred, the relevant Greek and international authorities as well as the relatives of the crew members were immediately informed.
It is noted that the Greek-owned tanker has a crew of 20 (19 Filipino nationals and a Greek cadet).
The tanker had loaded in the previous days in Basra (Iraq) a cargo of approximately 145,000 cubic meters. of crude oil bound for Aliaga (Turkey), through the Suez Canal. The vessel's charterer is Tupras.
John Kirby on tanker seizure: “Release ship and crew immediately”
The spokesman for the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, condemned as “unprecedented”, the seizure by the Iranians of the Greek-owned oil tanker, under the flag of the Marshall Islands, St. Nikolas and, while sailing lawfully in waters in the Gulf of Oman.
“The Iranian government should immediately release the ship and its crew. These provocative and unacceptable actions must stop,” he stressed.
Source: News Beast
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