Iran begins repatriating 55 fishermen detained by UAE after GPS disruptions
Iran has begun repatriating 55 fishermen detained by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after GPS disruptions during the US-Israeli aggression caused their vessels to drift into Emirati waters, the Iranian embassy in Abu Dhabi announced.
The embassy said on Tuesday that 14 fishermen had already returned aboard the vessel Aria through Bastak Port.
It added that another 11 fishermen would return to Iran on Dubai-Mashhad flights in the coming days after receiving the necessary travel documents.
The fishermen, most of them from Hormozgan and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces, were detained by the UAE Coast Guard in March and April after GPS and vessel-tracking disruptions caused their boats to stray into Emirati waters.
The fishermen spent more than two months in detention at the Sweihan detention center and prisons in Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah before being released.
The embassy said it had worked closely with Emirati authorities from the moment it became aware of the detentions, following the case on a daily basis and arranging return tickets for 44 of the fishermen.
Iran and the United Arab Emirates have periodically coordinated through consular channels to secure the release and repatriation of fishermen detained after inadvertently crossing maritime boundaries.
Iranian officials have said the recent US-Israeli aggression against Iran triggered widespread disruptions to GPS and vessel-tracking systems across the region, causing numerous fishing boats to lose their bearings and contributing to a rise in such incidents.
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