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Crew trapped at sea due to China s ban on Australian coal reunite with family after seven months
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Virendrasinha Bhosale pictured with his wife and son after returning home to India.
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Forced to anchor in China s Bohai Sea for more than seven months, Indian seafarers on a cargo ship loaded with 160,000 tons of Australian coal have finally arrived home.
Key points:
The ship was stranded on China s coast after Beijing banned Australian coal imports
Another bulk carrier, the MV Anastasia, is still unable to unload in China
The Indian flagged bulk carrier MV Jag Anand managed to get a crew change in Japan last month, allowing 23 of its crew members to head home.
Crew member reveals what conditions are like on board stranded coal ship
Up to 70 vessels have been banned from unloading Australian coal in China
Beijing s bullying trade tactics mean sailors are not allowed to dock or leave
Many of them have not seem their families in months and are struggling to cope
Water on board the vessel has turned brown and the crew have severe rashes
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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