US Iran War: Four Indian sailors were stranded in Abu Al Kasseb area of Basra, Iraq during the Iran-US war. One of them, Rex Perera, has now reached India, who traveled by road for 17 hours to reach India and then waited at the airport for 24 hours, after which he traveled by flight for about four and a half hours and reached India. Rex told that they were stuck on the ship for the last one month and the situation was getting worse.
Existed before the war even started: Rex
According to Rex, he was present there even before the war started, due to the war, Iraq’s airspace was closed due to which it is not possible for him to return to India. The biggest problem was that the shipowner had kept his passport and important documents with him and did not return them for a month due to which the process of his return was stuck.
There were a total of four Indians on the ship
He told that there were a total of four Indians on his ship, including two from Uttar Pradesh, one from Bhayandar in Maharashtra and one from West Bengal. There is an atmosphere of fear among everyone. Rex said, ‘We have packed our bags. There is constant bombing around, if there is any damage to the ship then you will have to run away to save your life with whatever comes in hand.
He further said that for safety, they used to sleep in shifts, two people would sleep and two would remain awake, so that in case of any emergency, each other could be alerted immediately. Rex said that the explosions were so strong that the ship shook and it felt as if an earthquake had occurred.
Father kept calling and asking me to return home
Rex’s father Justin told that he was continuously calling Rex and asking him to return home by any means. Justin further said that I have worked in warship building and I have seen how this world runs but living here in this kind of environment is not for everyone. We used to talk to Rex continuously and just hearing his voice gave us solace.
Rex’s wife Dale told that he was not able to sleep in the war zone on the ship, so out of concern for him, we were not able to sleep here. I would always message him every few hours and if for some reason he did not reply, I would be left breathless. We are very happy that he is back here, he has a career in this field but I would not wish him to go to such a job again.
FSUI General Secretary wrote a letter to PM
FSUI General Secretary Manoj Yadav has written a letter to the Prime Minister demanding immediate intervention for the safe return of all those sailors on the occasion of ceasefire. It has been said in the letter that all these sailors were trapped in a very dangerous situation, where there was continuous bombing within a radius of 15-20 kilometers around them.
We had to take advantage of this ceasefire opportunity. There is a port in Iran named Khurramshar where many explosions took place till yesterday but after the ceasefire there is no report of explosions.
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