Stranded sailors: ‘Mt Iba’ tanker crew to leave Dubai on repatriation flights
The crew of the abandoned merchant tanker Mt Iba are set to fly home to their families after four years stranded in the Gulf.
Sailing into Dubai Maritime City (DMC) port marked an end to a ordeal that made headlines around the world.
The Mt Iba, a 5,000-tonne Panama-flagged shipping vessel, washed ashore in Umm Al Quwain in January after breaking free from its anchorage in rough weather.
The ship had sat anchored off the UAE coast since 2017 after owners Alco Shipping hit financial problems.
It was finally sold in March, so the crew could be paid 80 per cent of what they were owed, amounting to about $170,000.
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