KARACHI, Oct 4: The judicial magistrate, West, on Saturday admitted the Tasman Spirit crew to bail against a surety of Rs500,000 each.

JM Mumtaz Solangi also ordered the applicants to deposit their passports and CD certificates with the district Nazir.

Earlier, the Docks police submitted an FIR against the accused crew of the Tasman Spirit, the grounded oil tanker. The police sought physical remand of the crew till Oct 17.

Advocates Ilyas Khan and Jameel appearing for the accused submitted that all sections under which the accused were booked were bailable.

Azhar Ahsan Rizvi, counsel for the KPT, opposed the bail application submitting that the accused might leave Pakistan.

The JM after hearing the sides admitted the accused — Karystinos Demitrious, captain of the ship; Valsamos, Meimties Georgious, Koutsos Georgios, Jamero Joel, Flores Geg and Manonsog Roberto — to bail against the surety. — APP