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10 May 2021

Author:
Nick Webster, The National (UAE)

Stranded sailors leave abandoned vessel after four years in UAE with $ 170,000 in wage compensation

The crew of the abandoned merchant tanker Mt Iba are set to fly home to their families after four years stranded in the Gulf.

Sailing into Dubai Maritime City (DMC) port marked an end to a ordeal that made headlines around the world.

The Mt Iba, a 5,000-tonne Panama-flagged shipping vessel, washed ashore in Umm Al Quwain in January after breaking free from its anchorage in rough weather.......

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