Seafarer from the Jag Anand from video interview posted on Twitter
The Great Eastern Shipping bulk carrier Jag Anand and its 23 Indian crew are finally be allowed to leave the Chinese port of Jingtang where they have been stranded with a cargo of Australian coal since June last year. However, while the Jag Anand has been allowed to leave port at least 21 other bulkers remain queued up at the Chinese port.
The bulker, belonging to India’s largest private sector shipowner, Great Eastern Shipping, is carrying coal from the Adani group’s Australian coal project in Queensland. It has been stuck near the Jingtang port in Hebei province of China since 13 June 2020 as it was not allowed to dock by port authorities.