Indian sailor Ann Tessa Joseph has reached residence
New Delhi:
An Indian sailor who was among the many crew of a cargo ship that was seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards close to the Strait of Hormuz on April 13 has safely reached residence, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) stated right now.
“With the concerted efforts of the Indian mission in Tehran and the Iranian authorities, Indian deck cadet Ann Tessa Joseph from Thrissur, Kerala, who was among the many Indian crew members of container vessel MSC Aries, has landed safely at Cochin Worldwide Airport,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated in a put up on X.
“The Indian mission in Tehran stays seized of the matter and is in contact with the remaining 16 Indian crew members of the container vessel. The crew members are in good well being and in touch with their relations in India,” the MEA stated in a press release.
Indian deck cadet Ms. Ann Tessa Joseph from Thrissur, Kerala, a member of the crew on vessel MSC Aries returned residence right now. @India_in_Iran, with the assist of Iranian authorities, facilitated her return. Mission is in contact with Iranian facet to make sure the properly being of the… pic.twitter.com/iE932Y4F4y
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) April 18, 2024
The federal government stated India can be in contact with Iranian authorities for making certain the well-being of the remaining crew members.
Earlier, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had spoken to his Iranian counterpart International Minister Amir Abdollahian on the matter.
After Ms Joseph landed in India, Mr Jaishankar in a put up on X stated, “Nice work, Indian mission in Iran. Glad that Ms Ann Tessa Joseph has reached residence. Modi ki assure all the time delivers, at residence or overseas.”
The seizure of the vessel comes amid heightened tensions within the Center East. There are apprehensions of an Israeli counterattack on Iran, which had launched 300 missiles at Israel. Earlier than that, Israel struck the consular part of Iran’s embassy in Syria’s Damascus nearly. Seven individuals, together with two Generals, have been killed within the airstrike.
Iran has stated the vessel is “associated to the Zionist regime (Israel) within the Gulf”. Two web sites that monitor transport visitors, vesselfinder.com and marinetraffic.com, had stated MSC Aries is a Portuguese-flagged container ship and its final reported place was within the Gulf.
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