Crew leader Khurshid Iqbal, who is from Pakistan, said it was a very happy day for all of them. With the ship berthing there, the crew now have electricity and are assured of food and water supply. He said if the anchor broke, the ship could drift and crash into the hundreds of houses at the water village nearby. The plight of the crew first came to light in November after Khurshid reached out to media personnel. They finally succeeded in pressuring the owner to bring the crew to a hospital a few days later for a check-up.

Source: The Star January 01, 2019 05:03 UTC