<p>The ship was on way to Salala Port in Oman and was expected to reach there sometime Saturday, the Directorate-General of Shipping, India, said here.<br /><br />The DGS did not mention the ship's exact position or how many nautical miles away from port it was stranded due to lack of fuel.<br /><br />The ship's representative had requested the DGS to supply around 15 tonnes of fuel to enable it complete its voyage.<br /><br />"However, the mid-sea refuelling was not found feasible due to prevailing adverse weather conditions," the DGS said.<br /><br />The DGS also examined the possibility of locating an emergency towing vessel in the vicinity of the ship, but the efforts proved unsuccessful.<br /><br />Now, the DGS has advised the ship's representatives to hire an emergency towing vessel from Salala Port and tow MV Suez to the port.<br /><br />The ship, which was hijacked by Somali pirates and released after nearly 10 months, has a 22-member crew of different nationalities -- six Indians, 11 Egyptians, four Pakistanis and one Sri Lankan.<br /><br />They are expected to disembark at Salala and from there travel to Muscat, from where they would board flights to their respective countries.</p>
<p>The ship was on way to Salala Port in Oman and was expected to reach there sometime Saturday, the Directorate-General of Shipping, India, said here.<br /><br />The DGS did not mention the ship's exact position or how many nautical miles away from port it was stranded due to lack of fuel.<br /><br />The ship's representative had requested the DGS to supply around 15 tonnes of fuel to enable it complete its voyage.<br /><br />"However, the mid-sea refuelling was not found feasible due to prevailing adverse weather conditions," the DGS said.<br /><br />The DGS also examined the possibility of locating an emergency towing vessel in the vicinity of the ship, but the efforts proved unsuccessful.<br /><br />Now, the DGS has advised the ship's representatives to hire an emergency towing vessel from Salala Port and tow MV Suez to the port.<br /><br />The ship, which was hijacked by Somali pirates and released after nearly 10 months, has a 22-member crew of different nationalities -- six Indians, 11 Egyptians, four Pakistanis and one Sri Lankan.<br /><br />They are expected to disembark at Salala and from there travel to Muscat, from where they would board flights to their respective countries.</p>