‘Jag Laadki’ sails safely out of UAE port to head for home

New Delhi: Indian-flag vessel ‘Jag Laadki’, carrying about 80,800 metric tonnes of Murban crude oil, sailed safely from the UAE’s Fujairah port on Sunday for India, the Ministry of Shipping and Ports said on Sunday.

The vessel and all Indian seafarers onboard are safe, according to a statement issued by the ministry.

All Indian seafarers in the region are safe, and no shipping incident involving Indian seafarers has been reported in the past 24 hours, it added.

Two Indian-flag LPG carriers, Shivalik and Nanda Devi, carrying about 92,712 MT of LPG, which had crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, are currently on passage to India and are scheduled to reach Mundra Port on Monday and Kandla Port on Tuesday, respectively.

At present, 22 Indian-flagged vessels with 611 seafarers remain west of the Persian Gulf region. The Directorate General of Shipping continues to monitor the situation in coordination with ship owners, recruitment and placement service license (RPSL) agencies and Indian missions.

Since the activation of the DG Shipping Control Room, 2,995 phone calls and more than 5,357 emails have been handled from seafarers, their families and maritime stakeholders seeking information and assistance. DG Shipping has facilitated the safe repatriation of 276 Indian seafarers from the Gulf region so far, including 23 repatriations in the past 24 hours from airports and regional locations.

Ports across the country are closely monitoring vessel movements and cargo operations in view of the evolving maritime situation.