Muhammad
Ayesha: Returning home alone to a sailor stranded on a ship in Egypt for four
years:
Muhammad Ayesha: Returning home alone to a sailor stranded on a ship in Egypt for four years:
Muhammad
Ayesha
was part of the crew of this 'unfortunate' ship named MV Aman on May 5, 2017.Today,
after being stranded on the Egyptian coast for nearly four years, they
have been allowed to return home to Syria. So how are they feeling now?
He
just sat down on his flight at Cairo airport and said: 'Calm down.
Happiness.' Then his voice note was received. "How do I feel? Like I
just got out of prison. I will finally be able to see my family again. I will
be able to see them again. "
The
story of Muhammad Ayesha's ill-fated physical and mental health is over.
Without facilities such as energy and sanitation, he lived alone on the ship
for four years. This is from July 2017 when MV Aman was seized at the Egyptian
port of Adabiya. The safety equipment and necessary certificates in this cargo
ship had expired.
The
issue was easy to resolve, but the ship's Lebanese contractor failed to pay for
the fuel, and MV Aman's owners in Bahrain faced financial difficulties. The
captain of the ship had left him. A local court announced that in such a case,
the ship's chief officer Muhammad would now be the legal guardian Muhammad, who
was born in the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartus, says no one told him what
the order meant, and he only found out a few months later when other crew
members were leaving.
Muhammad
remained on the ship for four years. Near the Suez Canal, he watched ships come
and go. He also counted dozens of planes stuck in traffic jams during the recent
Evergone crash and roadblocks. He saw his brother, who worked on another ship
like him, pass by more than once. The two brothers kept in touch on the phone
but they were so far apart that they could not even shake hands.
Muhammad Ayesha: Returning home alone to a sailor stranded on a ship in Egypt for four years:
In August 2018, he was informed that his
mother had passed away. She was a teacher and she was the one who taught
Muhammad to speak good English. This stage was the most difficult for Muhammad. "I
once thought about ending my life," he told me.
By
August 2019, Muhammad was completely alone. Now there were only normally
stationed guards. There was no more diesel or energy on board. They were badly
trapped on the ship and were forced to live a difficult life.
He
was legally ordered to stay on board while receiving no work pay. As well as
being hopeless, his health was deteriorating. He says the plane looks like a
graveyard at night. "You can't see anything, you can't hear anything ...
It's like you're in a coffin. "Aman's anchoring was suspended in March
2020 due to a hurricane. Because of this, the ship had reached eight kilometers
from its place and then came only a few hundred meters from the port.
It
was a terrible time for Muhammad, but he thought it was God's doing. Now they
could swim a few days later than usual to pick up food and charge their phones. Muhammad's
story is amazing, but it is not the only one of its kind. In fact, the number
of sailors left alone has increased.
According
to the International Labor Organization, there are currently 250 such active
cases worldwide. The crew is left on the plane on their own. In 2020, 85 new
cases were reported, which is double the number last year. Meanwhile, a ship
was abandoned by its owners in July 2019 at the Iranian port of Aslavia. The 19
crew members, most of them Indians, went on a hunger strike.
Speaking
to Shipping Journal Lloyd, a crew member recently said the situation on board
had deteriorated. The sailors had mental health problems and their families ran
out of money. "I was shocked the first time I saw such a case,"
said Andy Bowerman, director of Middle East and South Asia at Mission to
Sea Ferrers. Now in Dubai, they have seen it happen again and again. There are
often similar reasons for this.
"We are working on a case here. The company has to pay a lot
of debt on the ship. Sometimes it's easier to tell the crew to leave after
anchoring. "Aman's owners, Tylos Shipping and Marine Services, told the BBC
they tried to help Muhammad but had their hands tied.
"I
cannot force a judge to change his legal position," a spokesman said.
Despite my best efforts, I have not been able to find a single person in the
world who can replace him. "He says Muhammad should not have signed the
decree in advance.Muhammad al-Rashidi of the International Transport Workers'
Federation called for Muhammad in December, saying that the entire shipping
industry should think for a moment.
"Muhammad's case should start a serious debate on how to stop
the injustice done to sailors on ships."
Muhammad Ayesha: Returning home alone to a sailor stranded on a ship in Egypt for four years:
He
believes the debate should involve shipowners, ports and maritime border
officials." The problem with Muhammad Ayesha could have been prevented if
the ship's owners had taken responsibility and been compensated."
Muhammad
had said that he was suffering from a situation in which he was not to blame.
Egyptian law was affecting their lives while the ship's owners were ignoring
them. He says he has not been able to contact anyone for months. During this
time they were the only ones who were disappointed.
You
may think that they are reluctant to go to sea now.
But
now they are hopeful. He says he is talented in his job and wants to start life
again where he was interrupted.
But
first he would like to meet his family.
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