39 Indian sailors continue to be stranded in Chinese waters, no resolution on horizon
The sailors are on two ships, the Indian MV Jag Anand and Swiss-Italian MV Anastasia, that have been denied permission to offload Australian coal they are carrying.
Pia Krishnankutty 2 January, 2021 11:31 am IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: The 39 Indian sailors stranded in Chinese waters on two merchant ships for three to seven months, because of deteriorating China-Australia ties, are being counselled for severe mental distress, an official of the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) has said.
Abdulgani Serang, general secretary, National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI), Friday told ThePrint that the sailors are caught in the middle of a “trade war” between China and Australia and that the union had been counselling the sailors over phone.
41 Indian sailors stuck on 2 ships off Chinese coast
41 Indian sailors stuck on 2 ships off Chinese coast
ByAnjana VaswaniAnjana Vaswani / Updated: Dec 13, 2020, 11:38 IST
Highlights
Over a year at sea now and no signs of the ordeal ending
China has denied MV Anastasia and MV Jag Anand permission to offload their cargo because of a nasty trade dispute with Australia
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