«H attack on the two ships under the Greek flagconstitutes a clear violation of the rules of international law and equates to piracy“, Stated the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Giannis Plakiotakis.
As he said, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has proceeded to intense action to the Iranian ambassadoremphasizing that this action strengthens bilateral relations, but also Iran’s relations with the European Union, which was informed immediately.
«The crew members of the two ships, according to our latest communication, are in good health“, Said Mr. Plakiotakis and underlined that in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs we are doing all the actions in order to release the sailors and the ships.
The words of the minister were also confirmed by the family of a sailor on one of the ships, Manolis Dedeakis, who is waiting for news from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ship-owning company for the evolution of negotiations.
As his father explained, speaking to neakriti.gr, is cool and in good health like the rest of the crew. The Iranian guard installed on the ship returned the mobile phones to the crew members and the 28-year-old managed despite the connection difficulties to already communicate with his partner, reassuring his family: «He is in a good mood. As all the crew members told us at the beginning, they shook a little. He was embarrassed, but then they calmed down. The Iranians are behaving very well, and they have assured us that everything will be fine. I have also spoken with the Minister of Shipping Mr. Plakiotakis, from whom we also received positive confirmations. I want to believe that the whole issue will soon have a happy ending. The ship is moored outside the port“Said, among other things, the father of the 28-year-old”, says Manolis’ father.
Asked if he is afraid of what might happenMr. Dedeakis replied that “on the phone we had, although my son could not talk much, he told us that he just they gave them their phones back as they had been taken from the first day, but according to what he told us in the early hours of the next day they gave them back. They let them circulate on the ship and there is no pressure that existed on the first day. Now things are more relaxed and as he informed us they are behaving very well. There is a security unit left inside, ie about ten people, no more. We hope that the problem will be rectified as soon as possible and that calm and regularity will occur.».
Manolis Dedeakis, traveled for the first time with this companyas his father explains, an experienced sailor who has experienced similar adventures at sea: «I have lived in the Persian Gulf and I know how things are there. I have been through a lot. What my son is experiencing now, I have gone through too“, concluded.
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