A sailor shakes hands with a
Chinese diplomat to express gratitude after the Chinese diplomats boarded the
sailors' ship in Alang port in India on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
Thirteen Chinese sailors who were trapped in
their cargo ship in India for almost a year have returned home with the help of
Chinese diplomats, according to the Chinese Embassy in India.
The sailors called the embassy for help on
April 23, sharing that their cargo ship had been anchored in Alang port for a
long time, they had not been rotated home and they had worked on the ship for
more than 300 days.
The Chinese Embassy sprang into action and
communicated with the ship-owner, sailors and the sailors' company, with the
three parties reaching an agreement on the sailors' rotation.
At 3am on May 11, two Chinese diplomats
boarded the sailors' ship bringing food and helping the trapped sailors finish
their rotation. With the help of the Chinese diplomats the 13 sailors were
flown back to Shanghai, arriving at 8.30pm on May 13.
An unnamed Indian official told the Chinese
Embassy, he was moved by the action of the Chinese diplomats. Many sailors from
different countries get into trouble in Alang, and it's rare to see diplomats
help sailors, he said.
Source: CRI
English. 16 May 2016
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