Carriers

Owner of hijacked car carrier calls for greater efforts to free seafarers

25 crew members are still being held by the Houthi rebels who seized the ship ”Galaxy Leader” on Nov. 19.
The car carrier "Galaxy Leader" was captured on Nov. 19 by members of the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group from Yemen. | Photo: Houthi Military Media/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
The car carrier "Galaxy Leader" was captured on Nov. 19 by members of the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group from Yemen. | Photo: Houthi Military Media/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by KIT LINDHARDT

The owner of the car carrier that was hijacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea last week is now calling on all nations with nationals among the crew to step up efforts to free them.

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