MV Abdullah reaches Dubai port 8 days after being freed

Freed from Somali pirates, Bangladeshi-flagged vessel MV Abdullah has arrived at a port in Dubai, the capital of United Arab Emirates.

Mizanul Islam, Media Focal Person of Kabir Group that owns MV Abdullah, said the ship arrived at Al-Hamriya Port on Sunday (April 21) afternoon.

He said, "The ship anchored at the outer anchorage of Al-Hamriya Port a little after 4:00pm Bangladesh time. It is waiting to reach the jetty of the port.”

Ship tracking website marinetraffic.com also reported that the ship was waiting to enter the port.

On March 12, MV Abdullah was captured by pirates 600 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia while it was on its way to Dubai with coal from Mozambique. The owner of the ship at that time said that the ship and its 23 sailors were taken hostage at gunpoint.

After 33 days, on April 13, the pirates left the ship reportedly after getting ransom from the owner of the ship. The ship then left for Al-Hamriya Port in Dubai.

Mizanul Islam said the ship with 21 sailors will leave Dubai for the country after discharging the coal at the port. The remaining two sailors will return home by plane.