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MUMBAI: The 16 Indian seafarers of “MV Anastasia” merchant ship, who were stuck at the Chinese anchorage for more than six months, have finally reached Mumbai after they sailed to Japan on February 10.
The National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) and Maritime Union of India (MUI) had very strongly taken up the matter of “Jag Anand” and “Anastasia” (the two merchant ships) which were stuck at the Chinese anchorage.
NUSI’s General Secretary – cum – Treasurer, Abdulgani Y Serang said the companies Great Eastern and MSC, the Maritime Administration, the Ministry of Shipping, the Ministry of External Affairs coordinated the efforts for the release of the two ships. “On the instructions of NUSI thousands of individual seafarers, their families, the shipping associations wrote to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) demanding strong action for a crew change of Jag Anand and Anastasia .”
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MV Anastasia Crew Landed In Japan, Expected To Arrive In India By Feb 14
February 11, 2021
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The stranded Indian sailors of the MSC vessel MV Anastasia have finally reached Japan from China and are on the way to their return journey to India.
This is the second China stranded ship crew returning to India. Earlier in January MV Jag Anand’s crew also returned to India via Tokyo. The Anastasia crew is following the same path and will reach India by February 14.
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Sailors stuck off the Chinese coast are complaining of callous treatment by local authorities, with some denied medical care for hours and even days despite symptoms including a broken hand and claims another sailor vomited blood.
About 60 of the ships are carrying Australian coal, according to maritime data, which China has blocked from entering in an apparent trade strike, but the ships cannot leave because of commercial arrangements and for fear of being detained by Chinese authorities.
The National Union of Seafarers of India, which represents some of the sailors, and the shipping companies involved have labelled the situation a humanitarian crisis as supplies and medicines continue to run out. The deadlock was triggered by Australiaâs deteriorating relationship with Beijing, which saw Australian coal and up to $20 billion in other exports blocked in retalia
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23 Stranded Seafarers From ‘MV Jag Anand’ Land In Cochin
January 21, 2021
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After months of the ordeal of being stranded in Chinese waters under terrible conditions 23 Indian seafarers from the Great Eastern ship MV Jag Anand have returned to India. The seafarers landed at the Cochin port today.
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According to a statement released by seafarers organizations, the Indian seafarers on the ship, MV Jag Anand, who was stuck at a Chinese port at anchorage for over seven months, landed in India at the Cochin airport on Wednesday. The ship was supposed to reach Japan’s Chiba Port on January 15 after China allowed crew change. However, the journey took some time and the ship reached Japan on January 18.