We Support the demand to get home safely unharmed our Professional Master Capt Ajay Pant of Ship MT Smyrtos, a Cameroon Flag vessel, was boarded by The UK Royal Navy kidnapped & then arrested Master Capt Ayaj Pant, the ship was Hijacked like a Pirates ( UK Royal Navy) in position about 25-30 NM "South of Isle of Wight" and asked to divert towards UK Ports on 14th June 2026. The UK courts had denied bail and posted the case to 15th Dec 2026 for next hearing.
A professional Master is jailed, away from family. This is purely Criminalisation of Seafarers by U.K. The human consequences are already apparent. According to his wife, Capt Pant has struggled with imprisonment and has found the prison environment intimidating. The family now faces months of uncertainty.
There are many countries who don't have their own oil resources. Many import most of their oil from other nations. Because Europe and US don't like someone doesn't mean they can find some excuse to sanction oil exports from that country. Russia and Iran together makes 17% of world oil reserves.
Can they fulfill this scarcity of Oil and Gas because of these sanctions?
If not, obviously there will be generation of Shadow fleet. And obviously there will be seafarers joining these ships.
All Seafarers of the world questioning these bullies "On what basis U.S and Europe are imposing these sanctions?". This war supposed to finish in 1st 10days from the start, but it is ego of NATO that it keeping it going forever. Millions of innocent people either lost their lives, badly injured, lost their homes, lost their factories, lost their business, lost their employment, lost their families, lost their relatives, lost their friends, lost their properties, lost their peace of mind or lost their everything. Imagine what kind trauma that they are going through. Precious natural resources are wasted. Tremendous pollution is generated by destroying environment and national relationships. Even now there is time for peace, stop all this unnecessary war and opt for immediate peace. Contribute in building Ukraine again rather than contributing in destroying it more. Sanctions by U.S and European nations got no value.
All of a sudden how can they start attacking shadow fleet and their crew.
If they are brave enough, why don't they attack the so-called culprit nation directly???
Seafarers tolerance should not be considered as their weakness.
We do not tolerate unnecessary attacks on seafarers.
(India, China and Philippines are major Oil and Gas import countries)
Philippines, India and China accounts for 25%, 12.16% and 11% (respectively) of the global seafaring workforce, making it the world's 48.16% of seafarers. All the seafarers of the world demand immediate release of Capt. Ajay Pant. If he is not released before 25th Sep 2026, then all seafarers in the world will unite and strike for 30 days. There will be no ship coming or going to any of the U.K ports. We demand all nations to apply pressure on U.K to release Capt. Ajay Pant immediately. If we strike, 100% UK marine transport will be stopped, and it will affect all other nations, Aswell.
US and Europe are the main reason for formation of Shadow fleet. So they don't have a right to attack seafarers. They should find some other way to take action. Seafarers should be allowed to do their jobs peacefully. Seafarers should get the respect they deserve.
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Because seafarers are always overlooked by Governments and even the public.
Save our seafarers (SOS)
Seafarers are lifeline of world commerce
I am a seafarer
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We Support the demand to get home safely unharmed our Professional Master Capt Ajay Pant of Ship MT Smyrtos, a Cameroon Flag vessel, was boarded by The UK Royal Navy kidnapped & then arrested Master Capt Ayaj Pant, the ship was Hijacked like a Pirates ( UK Royal Navy) in position about 25-30 NM "South of Isle of Wight" and asked to divert towards UK Ports on 14th June 2026. The UK courts had denied bail and posted the case to 15th Dec 2026 for next hearing.
A professional Master is jailed, away from family. This is purely Criminalisation of Seafarers by U.K. The human consequences are already apparent. According to his wife, Capt Pant has struggled with imprisonment and has found the prison environment intimidating. The family now faces months of uncertainty.
There are many countries who don't have their own oil resources. Many import most of their oil from other nations. Because Europe and US don't like someone doesn't mean they can find some excuse to sanction oil exports from that country. Russia and Iran together makes 17% of world oil reserves.
Can they fulfill this scarcity of Oil and Gas because of these sanctions?
If not, obviously there will be generation of Shadow fleet. And obviously there will be seafarers joining these ships.
All Seafarers of the world questioning these bullies "On what basis U.S and Europe are imposing these sanctions?". This war supposed to finish in 1st 10days from the start, but it is ego of NATO that it keeping it going forever. Millions of innocent people either lost their lives, badly injured, lost their homes, lost their factories, lost their business, lost their employment, lost their families, lost their relatives, lost their friends, lost their properties, lost their peace of mind or lost their everything. Imagine what kind trauma that they are going through. Precious natural resources are wasted. Tremendous pollution is generated by destroying environment and national relationships. Even now there is time for peace, stop all this unnecessary war and opt for immediate peace. Contribute in building Ukraine again rather than contributing in destroying it more. Sanctions by U.S and European nations got no value.
All of a sudden how can they start attacking shadow fleet and their crew.
If they are brave enough, why don't they attack the so-called culprit nation directly???
Seafarers tolerance should not be considered as their weakness.
We do not tolerate unnecessary attacks on seafarers.
(India, China and Philippines are major Oil and Gas import countries)
Philippines, India and China accounts for 25%, 12.16% and 11% (respectively) of the global seafaring workforce, making it the world's 48.16% of seafarers. All the seafarers of the world demand immediate release of Capt. Ajay Pant. If he is not released before 25th Sep 2026, then all seafarers in the world will unite and strike for 30 days. There will be no ship coming or going to any of the U.K ports. We demand all nations to apply pressure on U.K to release Capt. Ajay Pant immediately. If we strike, 100% UK marine transport will be stopped, and it will affect all other nations, Aswell.
US and Europe are the main reason for formation of Shadow fleet. So they don't have a right to attack seafarers. They should find some other way to take action. Seafarers should be allowed to do their jobs peacefully. Seafarers should get the respect they deserve.
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I have spent my whole working life at sea. The Master of a ship is an international scapegoat for anyone and anything.
Because seafarers are always overlooked by Governments and even the public.
Save our seafarers (SOS)
Seafarers are lifeline of world commerce
I am a seafarer
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I have spent my whole working life at sea. The Master of a ship is an international scapegoat for anyone and anything.