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During the raid on Mozart’s ship in the Gulf of Guinea, Fourth Captain Furkan Yaren and Chief Engineer İlhan Süha Tatlıgül, who was injured during the raid and the engine room, the treatment of which was completed, the oil tanker Bahadır Yeşilalan arrived at the airport from Istanbul on a numbered flight TK589 belonging to THY, which performed the Librevil-Istanbul flight.
Leaving the VIP Terminal and making a statement to journalists, Fourth Captain Furkan Yaren stated that he injured his leg during the incident and thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Minister of Transport Adil Karaismailoğlu, who constantly cared and cared for them.
Yaren, who has a foothold in Turkey and is very happy to see the Turkish flag “I hope other friends have put it in their families as soon as possible.” said.
According to AA news; Explaining that they received the information that it was not a drill from the moment the first alarm sounded and that the crew headed to the safe area, Yaren continued his words as follows:
“We started waiting for help by closing the security gates in this area. Then they separated us. I don’t remember their numbers. They took our friends. We also moved the ship to a safe point. Thank God we are now here in our country. We have started to heal our wounds in our company right now. We gave the necessary information to the authorities. We lost a friend, we are very sorry. I was slightly injured coming out of the hole they cut. But thank God I am in good health. I am very happy with Reconnect with my family. He was interested in our situation. We met 4-5 times live. We communicated with them while we were with our ambassador. He asked our state and our well-being. He promised that they would try to get our friends to safety. He followed us with the satellite phone constantly. Many thanks to him from here. “
Chief engineer İlhan Süha Tatlıgül said he had been dealing with shipping for 42 years and that they worked for a few sleepless days to save the ship when they took their friends away.
Tatlıgül said that the pirates climbed the ladder from the pier to the deck and said: “We locked ourselves in the wheel. They shot at the doors like in a horror movie. They scanned and pounded on the doors with a mallet for hours. They worked.” for 6-7 hours. At that moment, our Azerbaijani colleague lost his life. I was slightly injured falling from a height at that time. “Then they took other friends and they took me. They couldn’t find me, but they asked. They then fled, leaving the two wounded, “he said.
Tatlıgül stated that they first rescued the ship and then contacted their families and said, “I hope that our friends who were rescued will be saved and join us safely. They are all our very precious friends. We were a harmonious crew and of quality. May Allah give patience to their families. ” He spoke in the form.
Bahadır Yeşilalan, who works as a greaser in the ship’s engine room, stated that his two friends expressed everything necessary and said: “I also thank our government. I also thank our president and our ministers and our ambassador in Gabon. With us. every minute. Unfortunately 15 of our friends are caught. To be discussed. There is not much else. We must not disturb their families, we must not remind them of their pain. I think it is enough. Thank you all, “he said. said.
3 Turkish sailors left the area to go to the hotel where they will stay with the vehicle waiting for them.