“德比”号散货船的21名船员在印度帕拉迪普港举行静坐抗议，要求当局立即采取行动，结束对他们长达一年的拘留。
这些船员自2023年12月以来一直被扣押，他们拒绝工作，并希望当局关注他们在毒品走私调查中的持续困境。
这艘由越南河内亚太航运公司（Asia Pacific Shipping Co.）管理的货船在印度当局发现船上的起重机中藏有22公斤可卡因后被扣押。
这些毒品价值2600万美元，是在一次例行检查中发现的，据报道，这些毒品被磁铁附着在起重机的隐蔽区域。这艘在巴拿马注册的船于2024年2月被逮捕，法院于2024年9月下令将其出售。
当局一直在调查，以确定毒品装载的时间和地点，以及是否有任何船员参与其中。
在2023年11月30日抵达印度之前，“德比”号曾在埃及和印度尼西亚停靠，船上装有钢板，准备运往丹麦。
在被拘留期间，船员们的手机和电脑被没收，与越南的家人失去了联系，他们面临着隔离。
本周，在该船被移至码头加油后，船员们提出抗议，阻止其返回锚地。港口当局已经开始讨论如何解决僵局。
船员们的斗争始于他们被拘留的早期。2024年1月，一名轮机员在船上发生争执后跳船，引发了人们对心理健康和士气的担忧。他被救出并住院治疗。
“德比”号仍然停靠在帕拉迪普国际货运站，船员们正在等待着他们磨难的解决方案。
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英文原文
The 21 crew members of the bulk carrier Debi have staged a sit-in protest at India’s Paradip Port, demanding immediate action from authorities to end their year-long detention.
The crew, held since December 2023, refuses to work and wants authorities to pay attention to their ongoing plight in a drug smuggling investigation.
The vessel, managed by Asia Pacific Shipping Co. of Hanoi, Vietnam, was detained after Indian authorities found 22 kg of cocaine hidden in the ship’s cranes.
The drugs, valued at $26 million, were found during a routine inspection and reportedly attached with magnets to concealed areas of the cranes. The ship, registered in Panama, was arrested in February 2024, and a court ordered its sale in September 2024.
Authorities have been investigating to determine when and where the drugs were loaded and if any crewmembers were involved.
The Debi had previously stopped in Egypt and Indonesia before arriving in India on November 30, 2023, with a cargo of steel plate bound for Denmark.
During their detention, the crew faced isolation after their cell phones and computers were taken away, cutting off communication with their families in Vietnam.
This week, after the ship was moved to the dock for refuelling, the crew protested, preventing it from returning to anchorage. Port authorities have begun discussions to resolve the standoff.
The crew’s struggles began early in their detention. In January 2024, one of the engineers jumped overboard after an argument onboard, raising concerns about mental health and morale. He was rescued and hospitalised.
The Debi remains docked at the Paradip International Cargo Terminal, with the crew awaiting a resolution to their ordeal.
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