For Indian sailors, its few ports in a COVID storm as countries restrict entry

As Anmol, a young seafarer from the city, scrolls through the news on his phone, he’s reminded of what happened a year ago, when Covid-19 curbs across the world resulted in crews being stranded on ships for months on end even after their contracts ended. The 21-year-old cadet spent nine straight months at sea last year despite his contract being of six months with the provision of a one-month extension. He didn’t want his second name used as