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Indian Sailors Fly Home After Being Stranded In UAE For Three Years
The tanker, owned by Alco Shipping Services, has been entangled in disputes since 2015, and since 2016, nearly 40 sailors are being repatriated gradually.
Three Indian sailors, who had been stranded on separate ships for over three years, were finally able to fly home, the diplomatic mission of India in Dubai announced on Twitter on Tuesday.
Sailors Zubair Khan (on board AB1), Harender (on board MV Ocean Grace) and Mohammed Shakeel (on board MT Dharma) have been living in their vessels since 2015. After months of suffering without timely pay, the three men had been repatriated to their respective cities in India.