The group has been accommodated in a lodge in Tripoli until their visa formalities are accomplished
New Delhi:
9 Indian sailors of a service provider vessel who have been held captive for a number of months by an area militia in Libya have been launched, individuals accustomed to the event stated on Saturday.
After their launch on Wednesday, the Indian nationals reached the Libyan capital of Tripoli the place they have been acquired by the Indian Ambassador to Tunisia.
It’s discovered that the group contacted the Indian embassy in Tunisia on February 15 and advised it that Service provider Vessel MT Maya 1, the place they have been working, broke down close to the coast of Libya they usually have been taken into captivity by an area militia.
The mission instantly took up the matter with the Libyan authorities looking for consular entry and making certain the security and repatriation of the group to India as early as potential.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs and the Indian mission continued to comply with up on the matter with authorities involved in Libya and saved the members of the family of the Indian nationals posted frequently in regards to the developments within the case.
The group has been accommodated in a lodge in Tripoli until their exit visa formalities are accomplished, the individuals cited above stated.
The ship is owned by a Greek firm and carries the flag of Cameroon. It was crusing from Malta to Tripoli carrying petroleum merchandise.
Out of 9 Indian crew, 5 are from Uttar Pradesh and one every from Rajasthan, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, and Gujarat.