Indian Sailors Stranded

Gaurav Arora, a resident of the Govind Nagar area in Kanpur, is among the 16 Indian crew of the ship detained by the Navy of Equatorial Guinea - a country located on the west coast of Africa

Travel restrictions mean some cannot leave their ships or be repatriated home, or even get urgent medical assistance

Around 100 Indian sailors aboard 22 ships have been stranded in UAE waters