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Pakistani seamen seek home for Christmas aboard Delta Pride
The 740-foot Delta Pride cargo ship with 22 Pakistani crew sits four miles off Port Isabel Texas awaiting rescue after its owners went bankrupt and crew lacked entry papers. Captain Maqsood Ahmed led sailors through Mexican seizure and lack of fuel as they remained in US waters hoping for help before Christmas. Pilot V volunteers delivered food and supplies to the stranded ship amid rough seas and cold drizzle, with all expressing relief despite long separation from families.
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Delta Pride
South Texas
Port Isabel
Waters
Gulf
Maqsood Ahmed
Ahmed
Pakistan
Texas
Tampico
Mexico
Tri-star Shipping Lines
Karachi
S.os
Brownsville
J.g. Brian Falk
U.S. Coast Guard
Eddie Max Stovall
Brazos-Santiago
Tullins
Pilot V
Stovall
Sanchez
U.S
Merchant Marines