COVID-19 impact: Many Indian sailors eager to board ship; scores of others desperate to return home

28-year-old Farhan Khan who works in the engine room of a merchant ship has been jobless for nearly six months now. He had signed off last year after completing his 9-month sailing period and was waiting for the company’s rejoining call since December. After a prolonged wait, he was finally asked to rejoin the vessel …

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