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View all search resultsDistress spreads aboard stranded Gas Falcon, govt prepares to repatriate Indonesian crew
The Indonesian Embassy in Maputo has been central to the Foreign Ministry's diplomatic efforts to secure the safe release and return of nine Indonesian sailors stranded on the Gas Falcon since January, as the tanker's captain reports deteriorating conditions aboard, including mental distress.
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A boat is carrying a new supply of food and fresh water for the abandoned crew of Gas Falcon LNG tanker off Beira, Mozambique, on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. The fresh supply was sent by the Indonesian Embassy in Maputo (Courtesy of Gas Falcon crew/-)
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fter being stranded for 10 months aboard the Gas Falcon in the waters off Beira, Mozambique, the Pakistani captain of the Gabon-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker has expressed concern over the mental health of his 12-strong crew, comprising nine Indonesian and three Pakistani sailors.
“The situation is still very bad. Still no salary, unpaid from Jan. 1. Now even the owner has stopped sending food, fresh water and diesel,” captain Muhammad Aslam told The Jakarta Post via WhatsApp.
“Lastly, food, fresh water and diesel were bought with the amount borrowed from Indonesia and Pakistan; nothing from the owner,” he said, adding that the shipowner promised to reimburse the suppliers later.
The crew received the fresh supplies, provided by the Indonesian Embassy in Maputo through an agency, on Saturday after running out of food a week ago.
“The arranged supplies are just enough for one week. We must leave the ship as soon as possible this week; otherwise, crew life will be under serious threat again,” Aslam told the Post.
“Mental and physical condition of the crew is already very bad due to this pressure, uncertainty and forced slavery and noncooperation of the owner and local maritime authorities here in Beira.”
The captain added that he was also suffering mental distress and that his family was under financial stress.
