The NGO Robin des Bois is concerned about the thousands of seafarers currently stuck in the Middle East and about the approximately 70,000 animals stuck on livestock carriers.The livestock has been exported
The NGO Robin des Bois is concerned about the thousands of seafarers currently stuck in the Middle East and about the approximately 70,000 animals stuck on livestock carriers.
The livestock has been exported from South America, the European Union, and the Horn of Africa to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, and Jordan.
Six livestock carriers are currently in the conflict zone, says the NGO: “Under normal circumstances, the conditions of confinement on board are deplorable. In times of war, global pandemics, epizootics, or when the Suez Canal is unavailable due to an accident (for example, the grounding of the Ever Given in March 2021), they become hellish due to refusals and delays to disembark the animals.”
The vessels are:
•The Al Mabrouka – 10, which departed from Digna (Sudan), is currently in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
•The Balha One, which departed from Rio Grande (Brazil), is heading towards the Suez Canal after a technical stop in Cartagena (Spain).
•The Mariona Star, which departed from Tartus (Syria) bound for Jeddah, is currently in the Red Sea.
•The Mayar, which departed from Berbera (Somalia) bound for Jeddah, is currently in the Red Sea.
•The Maysora, which departed from Vila
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