{"id":3698,"date":"2025-01-22T20:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=3698"},"modified":"2025-01-22T20:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:06:15","slug":"houthis-release-crew-of-hijacked-car-carrier-galaxy-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=3698","title":{"rendered":"Houthis release crew of hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Houthis release crew of hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Yemen\u2019s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/legal\/safety-and-security\/nyk-lines-car-carrier-galaxy-leader-hijacked\/\">Galaxy Leade<\/a><\/em>r more than a year after they seized the vessel off the coast of Yemen, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/gulf\/2025\/01\/22\/yemen-s-houthis-release-crew-of-galaxy-leader-after-more-than-a-year-report\">Al Arabiya report<\/a>s the Houthi-controlled Al Masirah TV as saying.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Pwhd7LABlg\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/legal\/safety-and-security\/nyk-lines-car-carrier-galaxy-leader-hijacked\/\">NYK Lines car carrier Galaxy Leader hijacked<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cNYK Lines car carrier Galaxy Leader hijacked\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/legal\/safety-and-security\/nyk-lines-car-carrier-galaxy-leader-hijacked\/embed\/#?secret=ToFLI0kcUt#?secret=Pwhd7LABlg\" data-secret=\"Pwhd7LABlg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The crew were handed to Oman \u201cin coordination\u201d with Palestinian militant group Hamas after a ceasefire deal in Gaza was brokered with Israel, Al Masirah TV said.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel\u2019s crew is made up of 25 nationals from Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Philippines, Mexico and Romania.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Arsenio Dominguez welcomed the news, releasing the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI welcome the release of the 25-member crew of the Galaxy Leader, who have endured over a year of captivity since they were taken hostage in November 2023 while transiting the Red Sea. This is a moment of profound relief for all of us \u2013 not only for the crew and their families, but also to the wider maritime community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am grateful for all the Member States, regional entities and international partners whose steadfast support and strategic engagement were pivotal in securing the crew\u2019s freedom, and to ensuring their wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s breakthrough is a testament to the power of collective diplomacy and dialogue, recognizing that innocent seafarers must not become collateral victims in wider geopolitical tensions. It is also a return to operations in the Red Sea as we have been accustomed to and upholding of the freedom of navigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIMO will continue to rigorously uphold its commitment to the safety of seafarers worldwide, who continue to face risks in their essential work.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vessel-owners-still-cautious\">VESSEL OWNERS STILL CAUTIOUS<\/h4>\n<p>While the Secretary General may have hailed the <em>Galaxy Leader<\/em> development as \u201ca return to operations in the Red Sea as we have been accustomed to,\u201d a recent Ambrey assessment of the situation in the region (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/new-ambrey-threat-circular-says-houthi-attack-risk-continues\/\">see earlier story)<\/a> indicates that vessel owners will likely be extremely cautious about resuming Red Sea operations.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/houthis-release-crew-of-hijacked-car-carrier-galaxy-leader\/\">Houthis release crew of hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/houthis-release-crew-of-hijacked-car-carrier-galaxy-leader\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=houthis-release-crew-of-hijacked-car-carrier-galaxy-leader\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houthis release crew of hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader Yemen\u2019s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the vessel off the coast of Yemen, Al Arabiya reports the Houthi-controlled Al Masirah TV as saying. 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