Five Syrian sailors rescued after six-month ordeal off Jazan coast
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RIYADH: The Syrian Embassy in Riyadh helped rescue five Syrian sailors who had been stranded aboard a deteriorating vessel off Saudi Arabia’s Jazan port for six months, coordinating with Saudi authorities to bring them ashore after receiving an emergency distress call. The crew, including the ship’s captain, endured shortages of food, drinking water and fuel, while also facing harsh weather conditions in the Red Sea. Captain Walid Mohammad Abu Bakr, a native of Syria’s Arwad Island, told SANA th
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