Plans underway to repatriate Indonesian crew on board stranded tanker Gas Falcon

A boat seen carrying supplies of food and fresh water from the Indonesian Embassy in Maputo for the abandoned crew of Gas Falcon LNG tanker off Beira, Mozambique on Aug 16, 2025. - Courtesy of Gas Falcon crew

JAKARTA: After being stranded for 10 months aboard the Gas Falcon in the waters off Beira, Mozambique, the Pakistani captain of the Gabon-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker has expressed concern over the mental health of his 12-strong crew, comprising nine Indonesian and three Pakistani sailors.

“The situation is still very bad. Still no salary, unpaid from Jan 1. Now even the owner has stopped sending food, fresh water and diesel,” captain Muhammad Aslam told The Jakarta Post via WhatsApp.