Sixteen Indian crew members of a cargo vessel who were in detention for over nine months in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria have returned to India following the government's lengthy negotiations with the authorities concerned, official sources said on Sunday. Oil tanker MT Heroic Idun and its 26 crew members, including 16 Indians, were in detention since August last year. The Indian crew members have now returned to India," said a source. "They were pressed for early resolution of the issue and repatriation of the Indian crew members," it said. The crew members were also allowed periodic contact with their families.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 11, 2023 15:03 UTC