The Foreign Ministry said on Monday that 12 Indonesian crew members had been saved from a South Korean fishing vessel, which was stranded in Somalia earlier this month
he Foreign Ministry said on Monday that 12 Indonesian crew members had been saved from a South Korean fishing vessel, which was stranded in Somalia earlier this month.
'Alhamdulillah [Praise God]. Due to good coordination between the Indonesian Embassy in Nairobi [in Kenya] and the Putland Police [in Somalia], 32 sailors, including 12 Indonesians, were rescued,' the ministry's director for protection, Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, said in a press statement.
Lalu said that the Indonesian embassy in Nairobi had also contacted the 12 sailors, who were staying in a Hotel in Putland, Somalia.
The embassy and the Foreign Ministry were coordinating with the owner of the ship to ensure that the Indonesian crew members would be flown to Nairobi, Kenya, Lalu added.
'Their return can be direct to Indonesia or via the ship's port of origin, Salalah in Oman. Certainly, we will make sure that [the 12 Indonesians] have their rights upheld,' Lalu said, as quoted by kompas.com.
A storm stranded Al Aman, a fishing vessel, on Aug. 4. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has ordered her team to coordinate with local authorities to help the Indonesian crew. (ika)(++++)
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