As a result, 32 mariners on a rundown vessel found themselves between the devil and the deep blue sea. The ship, a dredger called Omkara Prem, had been at Porbandar port since May 29 for want of supplies, fuel, water, and so on. We were also told that we would be put behind the bars for life for having abandoned the ship." "Had the storm proceeded as per its earlier path, there could have been damage to this unseaworthy vessel putting 32 lives at risk. The 32 seafarers — unpaid since April, low on supplies and fighting the vessel owner and authorities — want to leave the ship.

Source: dna June 13, 2019 23:48 UTC