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Two detained crew membes released and repatriated
Two Egyptian sailors, who were still detained aboard the 'Reem Al-Khaleej' at Iran's Bandar Abbas port since January, have been released, the foreign ministry announced on Aug 18. The sailors’ departure from Iran was secured, and arrangements were made to facilitate their return to Egypt, with the country’s Interest Section in Tehran completing the necessary procedures. Before they departed for Egypt, the head of Egypt’s Interest Section met with the sailors to check on their well-being and provide them with all necessary support. For his part, Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Egyptians Abroad Haddad El-Gohary also received the sailors’ families at the ministry’s headquarters in Cairo. During the meeting, El-Gohary briefed the families on the ministry’s efforts, as part of its commitment to caring for Egyptians abroad and ensuring their safety and security. Two of the four crew members, the welder Ahmed Moussa and the engineer Khaled Sami Mohamed, were released separately in February.
Egypt working to get detained crew members released
Egypt was working to secure the release of four Egyptian crew member who were detained, after the Iranian authorities had seized the 'Reem Al-Khaleej' over alleged fuel smuggling in the Gulf. Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Jan 28, 2026, that the four were currently being held at Bandar Abbas,. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty had instructed consular officials to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of the detained seafarers and to continue efforts to secure their release. An official from the Interests Section has been sent to Bandar Abbas to provide legal and consular assistance to the crew and to follow up with Iranian authorities. The four Egyptians remaiedn on board the vessel as legal proceedings continued. The tanker was seized for allegedly smuggling 4000 tons fuel near Qeshm Island in Dec 2025 with 16 crew members on board, who have been detained on criminal charges. The tanker is operated by UAE-based Qatrat Alnada Almasi Ship Management, which was sanctioned by the USA on Dec 18 for operating in Iran’s petroleum sector. A senior naval officer of the tanker denied the smuggling accusations, stating that the vessel was travelling from Sharjah to Khor Fakkan, when it was intercepted. According to him, the crew was transferred to Iran and fined a total of $14 million. He said the operating company had hired a lawyer, but the case had not progressed and that imprisonment could follow if the fine was not paid.
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