India's merchant ship stuck at China's port since June, crew in unpleasant condition

India's merchant ship stuck at China's port since June, crew in unpleasant condition
Ashoke Raj 08 November, 2020

New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Indian merchant ship 'Jag Anand', belonging to a Mumbai based company Great Eastern Shipping Limited, is stuck at China's northern 'Jingtank' port since June and crew members are seeking help to return home.

23 Indian crew members are stuck on the ship and living in unpleasant conditions. Many crew members are suffering from health issues and running short of medicines with each passing day.

The crew of the ship contacted ANI and gave a brief detail of their current situation on the condition of anonymity.
"We boarded the ship in January. Currently, we are loaded with around 1.70 lakh tons of Australian coal. This ship was chartered by a private entity. We left from Australia in May and arrived at the Jingtang port in China by June 13 and for five months we are here stuck at the Chinese port with no updates," a crew member from the Jag Anand ship told ANI over the phone.

"We are 23 Indian crew members on board and living in a very unpleasant situation. We want to return to our homeland. Chinese port administration is not allowing us to unload our cargo here and they are not giving a reason either. We informed our company about the situation and they are trying to set up communication through diplomatic channels," he added.

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