Families of the crew members of oil tanker Heroic Idun, who have been held in custody at a Nigerian port since early August 2022, are a relieved lot with news reaching here that the crew members have finally been given their freedom.
Information reaching here said that the crew members are now sailing to the port of Cape Town in South Africa before flying home. Among the 26 crew members, 16 are Indian nationals. There are three crew members from Kerala, of whom two are Kochiites and the other hails from Kollam.
Metilda Paulose, wife of Sanu Jose from Kadavanthra, who is among the crew sailing to Cape Town, said she spoke to her husband on Sunday morning. She expressed great happiness at the development. Ms. Paulose said that according to information reaching here, there was a delay in the crew members getting their passports back after a Nigerian court had ruled them innocent of oil smuggling.
