After half a month of sailing, at 4 a.m. on March 19, the Jiangsu cargo ship "United Goddess" carrying 23 Chinese crew members arrived at Taicang Port, Jiangsu. This morning, the captain Dai Xiaosong informed the reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Online on WeChat that he "has returned to China. Thank you for everyone's concern. We are doing well and everything is going smoothly." Dai Xiaosong also said that it was inconvenient to be interviewed due to special reasons and Please forgive me for revealing the latest news.
China Youth Daily has previously reported that the "United Goddess" is a small and medium-sized ship. According to Dai Xiaosong, in July 2016, the freighter departed from Nantong Port in Jiangsu Province to perform international ocean freight to India. Task. On November 25, 2016, the cargo ship "Union Goddess" was fully loaded with cargo and sailed from Egypt to India. It arrived at the anchorage outside Haldia Port, India, on December 14, 2016, and was detained locally after being unloaded on December 28.
On February 13, the Chinese Consulate General in Kolkata responded that the Consulate General has been paying attention to this matter and actively promotes relevant domestic departments to coordinate and deal with relevant issues as soon as possible so that these crew members can embark on their journey home as soon as possible. road. Consul General Ma Zhanwu and officials in charge maintained close communication with the captain Dai Xiaosong and kept abreast of the situation on the ship. Three officials, including Deputy Consul General Cai Zhifeng, made a special trip to the port to board the ship to visit the Chinese crew members and learn about the relevant issues and the progress of handling them.
The Consulate General also responded that at present, with the active coordination of relevant government departments of Jiangsu Province and the joint efforts of all parties, progress has been made in dealing with relevant issues. It is believed that the above-mentioned crew members can return to China in the near future. Through the work of the Consulate General, relevant Indian government departments have stated that they will actively provide convenience for Chinese crew members to return home.
After multiple communications. In February this year, the ship's Nanjing Yuanhao Shipping Co., Ltd. raised funds to pay for the arrears of refueling fees, local lawyer fees, port fees, and supplies. It also repaid the crew's arrears of wages from September last year to January this year. On March 2, the Bombay High Court in India issued an order to lift the detention of the "United Goddess". On the evening of March 3, the "Union Goddess" completed the departure procedures. Under the priority arrangement of Haldia Port management, 23 crew members slowly left the port on the "Union Goddess" at about 11 o'clock that night. After half a month of sailing, the "United Goddess" arrived at Taicang Port, Jiangsu Province in the early morning of March 19.