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One of four officer cadets from City of Glasgow College stranded at sea on a ship off south east Asia for about four weeks has spoken of the ordeal. Ruairidh Hanna, David Gorniak, Graeme Deacon and Gavin McPhail were among 23 crew on Hanjin Louisiana. The container ship was refused entry to ports after the company that owned it filed for bankruptcy. Mr Hanna, 22, from Beauly, near Inverness, said the crew worried about running out of food while stuck at sea. He also told BBC Radio Scotland's Newdrive programme there was a lack of communication about their situation, causing frustration for the whole crew. Hanjin Louisiana has now been able to dock in Singapore and the four cadets have been preparing to fly back to Scotland. Mr Hanna thanked his local MP Drew Hendry and his union, Nautilus, for their help in bringing their ordeal to an end. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-37492588

The "Hanjin Louisiana" has finally docked in the port of Singapore after weeks of uncertainty at sea in the afternoon of Sep 28, 2016, with four British officer cadets among those on board. The trainees, studying at the City of Glasgow College, are among an estimated 2,500 stranded Hanjin seafarers. In Singapore, all proceedings against Hanjin have been frozen, allowing ships to dock without the risk of being seized. The "Hanjin Louisiana" was the third Hanjin vessel to dock in the last week. The container ship had previously sailed from Mumbai to Shanghai and Qingdao before the bankruptcy interrupted its schedule.