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His ship has been sitting still for so long that you can see it on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9

by mrb 6y ago

His ship has been sitting still for so long that you can see it on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86+%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF+%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B4%D8%A9+Mohammed+Aishah+Ship%E2%80%AD/@29.9446286,32.493548,301m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x14562f931826deb5:0xcc41675661426f9!8m2!3d29.9444682!4d32.4938089 https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D... Edit: a few more story details here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/19/ever-given-crew-fear-joining-ranks-of-seafarers-stranded-on-ships-for-years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/19/ever-giv... When he rows to shore to get supplies he can only stay for two hours at most as the area is a restricted military zone. Other crew members were repatriated in September 2019, so Mohammad was not alone for 2 years but only for 7 months (which is no less unacceptable). The only reason Mohammad was allowed to leave was thanks to a local union representative who agreed to take his place as the ship’s guardian.

Tempest1981 6y ago
And Google Maps lists it as a "Shopping Mall"
- booi 6y ago
  it's where i go to buy despair.
- Fogest 6y ago
  Speaking of the shopping, it actually makes me curious how he has funded buying the food/essentials he needs to survive. I wish that was covered in the story. 4 years is quite a long time, I am not sure how he would be affording it all. Makes me wonder if some kind of charity was helping him out or some local residences maybe. That also makes me wonder if he stayed on the ship all the time or if he also spent some nights with locals.
pivo 6y ago
If you click on the ship, you can see a picture of him starting his swim back to the ship with provisions. Or at least I assume it's him.
fnord77 6y ago
appears to be a capsized boat in the same area https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9322048,32.5328029,607m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9322048,32.5328029,607m/data...
- tauntz 6y ago
  3 (?!) more seemingly sunken ones nearby: https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9236252,32.5269919,427m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9236252,32.5269919,427m/data... Or is this just some weird imaging artifact?
  - tauntz 6y ago
    Hard to tell if all of these are actual sunken ships or imaging artifacts :( https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8726136,32.521419,622m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8726136,32.521419,622m/data=... https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8785189,32.5055481,472m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8785189,32.5055481,472m/data... https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8477291,32.5178057,452m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8477291,32.5178057,452m/data...
bagacrap 6y ago
this is 2021 is it not? He was alone for 19 months.
- mrb 6y ago
  Err, you are right.
  - coding123 6y ago
    I think a lot of us have cancelled out 12 months recently
hi41 6y ago
The article says he swam ashore to buy supplies. Why can’t he simply walk away and not return to the ship. The article does not clarify that point. Anyone knows?
- econnors 6y ago
  I assume he'd be arrested as a fugitive
- NikhilVerma 6y ago
  I believe they took his passport.
- elboru 6y ago
  > the area is a restricted military zone I wouldn’t try my luck in a foreign restricted military zone.
  - megablast 6y ago
    Where do you think he is getting supplies from?
    - thekevan 6y ago
      While true, he is getting them there while abiding by the 2 hour limit which is allowed. He isn't seen as a lawbreaker.
- csomar 6y ago
  He'll probably get arrested. It's very hard, also, to smuggle himself. The options are Libya and Israel/Gaza.
- ornornor 6y ago
  Because they took his passport away and because he said in a YT video a while back that he still wants to work at sea if/when this is over which would be impossible if he is a “fugitive”
irjustin 6y ago
Man these details are important. The BBC article makes it feel like he was alone for 4 years and somehow was able to stay alive with no food/water for 3 of them before the ship drifted closer to shore where he could now 'buy food and water'.
- anigbrowl 6y ago
  The BBC is sadly only a semi-reliable source and has rather low journalistic standards.
coolreader18 6y ago
Wow, 90+ reviews with the "hashtag"/slogan Free Mohammed.
Black101 6y ago
so he had a free home at the beach for 4 years? what is this circle, anyways: https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86+%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF+%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B4%D8%A9+Mohammed+Aishah+Ship%E2%80%AD/@29.9102437,32.5361388,5547m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x14562f931826deb5:0xcc41675661426f9!4b1!8m2!3d29.9444682!4d32.4938089 https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D...
- aarchi 6y ago
  The circle is centered around Green Island. Several more circles can be seen further south near Ras Abu Rudeis. It seems that water only seems to be displayed near land and is replaced with simulated blue otherwise.

by mrb 6y ago

Tempest1981 6y ago

And Google Maps lists it as a "Shopping Mall"

booi 6y ago
it's where i go to buy despair.
Fogest 6y ago
Speaking of the shopping, it actually makes me curious how he has funded buying the food/essentials he needs to survive. I wish that was covered in the story. 4 years is quite a long time, I am not sure how he would be affording it all. Makes me wonder if some kind of charity was helping him out or some local residences maybe. That also makes me wonder if he stayed on the ship all the time or if he also spent some nights with locals.

pivo 6y ago

If you click on the ship, you can see a picture of him starting his swim back to the ship with provisions. Or at least I assume it's him.

fnord77 6y ago

appears to be a capsized boat in the same area https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9322048,32.5328029,607m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9322048,32.5328029,607m/data...

tauntz 6y ago
3 (?!) more seemingly sunken ones nearby: https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9236252,32.5269919,427m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9236252,32.5269919,427m/data... Or is this just some weird imaging artifact?
- tauntz 6y ago
  Hard to tell if all of these are actual sunken ships or imaging artifacts :( https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8726136,32.521419,622m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8726136,32.521419,622m/data=... https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8785189,32.5055481,472m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8785189,32.5055481,472m/data... https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8477291,32.5178057,452m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8477291,32.5178057,452m/data...

bagacrap 6y ago

this is 2021 is it not? He was alone for 19 months.

mrb 6y ago
Err, you are right.
- coding123 6y ago
  I think a lot of us have cancelled out 12 months recently

hi41 6y ago

The article says he swam ashore to buy supplies. Why can’t he simply walk away and not return to the ship. The article does not clarify that point. Anyone knows?

econnors 6y ago
I assume he'd be arrested as a fugitive
NikhilVerma 6y ago
I believe they took his passport.
elboru 6y ago
> the area is a restricted military zone I wouldn’t try my luck in a foreign restricted military zone.
- megablast 6y ago
  Where do you think he is getting supplies from?
  - thekevan 6y ago
    While true, he is getting them there while abiding by the 2 hour limit which is allowed. He isn't seen as a lawbreaker.
csomar 6y ago
He'll probably get arrested. It's very hard, also, to smuggle himself. The options are Libya and Israel/Gaza.
ornornor 6y ago
Because they took his passport away and because he said in a YT video a while back that he still wants to work at sea if/when this is over which would be impossible if he is a “fugitive”

irjustin 6y ago

Man these details are important. The BBC article makes it feel like he was alone for 4 years and somehow was able to stay alive with no food/water for 3 of them before the ship drifted closer to shore where he could now 'buy food and water'.

anigbrowl 6y ago
The BBC is sadly only a semi-reliable source and has rather low journalistic standards.

coolreader18 6y ago

Wow, 90+ reviews with the "hashtag"/slogan Free Mohammed.

Black101 6y ago

so he had a free home at the beach for 4 years? what is this circle, anyways: https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86+%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF+%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B4%D8%A9+Mohammed+Aishah+Ship%E2%80%AD/@29.9102437,32.5361388,5547m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x14562f931826deb5:0xcc41675661426f9!4b1!8m2!3d29.9444682!4d32.4938089 https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D...

aarchi 6y ago
The circle is centered around Green Island. Several more circles can be seen further south near Ras Abu Rudeis. It seems that water only seems to be displayed near land and is replaced with simulated blue otherwise.