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At the port of Antofagasta, Chile. IMO Nº 8116881 Ex Names: APJ Anjli, 2006 Durumata, 2008 Mirach Class: LR Flag: India Call Sign: VTFY Gross tonnage: 16712 Year of build: 1982 Builder: Kanasashi Hull N°: 1316 As per: https://www.vesseltracker.com/nl/Ships/Mirach-8116881.html?show=position Wed Jun 29 10:38:54 CEST 2011 Timsen On June 28, 2011, the Kanyakumari district administration released seven crew members of the "Mirach" which sank off the coast of Kanyakumari two months ago. The local police, as per the directions of district officials and the director general of shipping, had confiscated their passports and kept them in a private lodge near Nagercoil. No case had been registered against them for nearly three months. 25 sailors from Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan, were detained after they abandoned their ship after hit a rock and sank on April 4 underway with a cargo of iron ore from Visakhapatnam to Karachi. In May, the authorities allowed 15 of the crew to leave following the media reports on the alleged illegal detention. Three more sailors were later released on humanitarian reasons. The remaining seven, including the Turkish captain, remained detained pending an investigation into the accident. They were returning to their countries on June 29 morning, not without expressing thanks to the International Transport Workers Federation, Sailors Helpline and media for helping them. The Madurai bench of the Madras high court had issued notice to the district administration seeking explanation on the sailors' detention after a petition was filed in this regard. Still last week, the district administration in its reply denied that the sailors were being detained illegally |
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IMO Number | 8116881 |
Type of ship | Bulk Carrier |
Year of build and builder | 1982 Kanasashi |
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Place | Antofagasta, Chile. |
Added on | 19/10/2012 |
Dimension | 1068 x 751 |
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