Dumped at sea for months with no food, waterKenya Maritime Authority (KMA) director General Major Rtd George Okong'o (right) chats with the seafarers abandoned in Mozambique. When they got there and boarded the ship, the agent disappeared, leaving them with the ship owner who engaged them in cat and mouse game over the contracts. Subscribe Now »He added that the ship owner was to employ them for one trip to deliver goods to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Pemba. According to the verbal contract, the Kenyans were to be engaged for one-and-half months, but the voyage was postponed several times for lack of food and water for the crew. Mbotela said the ship owner owes them an accrued salary of Sh7.416 million.

Source: Standard Digital January 10, 2020 22:04 UTC