FOUR officer cadets from a Scottish college who found themselves stranded at sea have finally landed on dry land after their ship docked in Singapore.
The cadets – Ruaridh Hanna, David Gorniak, Graeme Deacon and Gavin McPhail – from Clyde Marine Training had been on a placement with South Korean company Hanjin Shipping as part of their City of Glasgow College course when the firm went bust.
Thousands of seafarers were affected as ports around the world refused to allow Hanjin ships to dock.
One of the cadets, 22-year-old Ruaridh from Beauly in the Highlands, has been serving on a Hanjin Shipping container vessel for three months.
His mother, Rhona Maclennan, told BBC Scotland the ship had now docked in Singapore and described it as a “big relief”.
She said: “There were so many worries and uncertainties about how long they were likely to be at sea.”
Ms Maclennan said her son is expected to be back in the UK by Thursday.
It is understood Singapore’s High Court granted a temporary reprieve for the ships to dock without fear of being seized.
The cadets had joined the Liberia-flagged Hanjin Louisiana in May and were due to leave the 40,855gt vessel on September 2.
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