The general cargo ship Muezzinoglu is drifting on 12 nautical miles off Las Palmas, Spain as the local port authorities refuse to allow berthing of the ship for not having agent. The owner of the vessel bankrupted a few months ago and most of the crew members left the ship during docking in Angola, returning to their countries. The master of the general cargo ship decided to take the ship to the closes European port without any provisions, but after about 1 week voyage, the ship was refused to enter into Las Palmas port. The ship is out of provisions and almost all fuel is consumed, but without any company and any agents the Spanish authorities will not allow the ship to enter into the berth. The crew on board contacted the Turkish Foreign Ministry, as the ship is operating under their flag, but still have no support.
The general cargo ship Muezzinoglu (IMO: 7721964) has length of 92.00 m, beam of 14.00 m and maximum draft of 3.50 m. The ship has deadweight of 4,195 DWT and gross tonnage of 2,408 GRT. The general cargo vessel was built in 1982 in the Turkish Kiyi Shipyard.