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After four years stranded at sea, Syrian man finally goes home
After four years of being stuck on a ship in Egyptian waters, Mohammed Aisha returned home to Syria this week.
According to BBC, Aisha, who hails from Tartus, said he felt ‘relief’ and ‘joy,’ and like he ‘finally got out of prison.’
Aisha’s ordeal began on May 5, 2017 when he boarded the MV Aman as the ship’s chief officer.
Unable to pass a safety inspection, the MV Aman was detained in the Egytian port of Adabiya. With Lebanese contractors unwilling to pay for more fuel, the ship’s Bahraini owners facing financial trouble, and the ship’s captain ashore, a court declared Aisha the ship’s guardian.
Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after four years
Mohammed Aisha joined his “cursed” ship, the MV Aman, on 5 May 2017.
Today, after spending almost four years on board stranded off the Egyptian coast, he was freed and flown home to Syria. So how does he feel?
His text, from the aircraft on the tarmac at Cairo airport, was brief.
“Relief. Joy.”
And then came a voice message.
“How do I feel? Like I finally got out of prison. I’m finally going to be rejoined with my family. I’m going to see them again.”
It marks the end of an ordeal which has taken its toll on Mohammed’s physical and mental health. He was, after all, condemned to a life without power, sanitation or company.
Sailor Stranded Alone on Abandoned Ship for Four Years Finally Freed
On 4/23/21 at 11:04 AM EDT
After a long four years stranded at sea in an abandoned ship on the Suez Canal, a sailor was finally cleared to leave and go home.
Syrian sailor Mohammed Aisha was permitted to leave his cursed ship after spending nearly four years alone in squalor just off the Egyptian coast.
According to a report from the BBC, Aisha boarded the MV Aman in May 2017 and was promptly named chief officer of the vessel. Two months later, however, his voyage went awry when Egyptian port authorities detained the cargo ship because its safety equipment had expired.
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