Indian Sailors, Detained in Equatorial Guinea for Over 80 Days, Send Another SOS, Seek Urgent Help Fearing Arrest by Nigerian Navy (Watch Video)

On Tuesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his help for the release of 16 Indian seafarers, who are on a Norwegian oil vessel that has been detained by the Equatorial Guinea. According to reports, the 16 Indian seafarers are a part of the 26-member crew of the Norwegian oil vessel 'Heroic Idun'. As per reports, the ship had reached the AKPO Terminal in Nigeria on August 8 to fill crude oil, however, it was intercepted and detained by a Guinea naval ship. Pictures and videos of the Indian seafarers making appeals to the government to rescue them is going viral on social media. Reportedly, the seafarers have been held captive on suspicion of oil theft. Tey have been in detention since mid August 2022. Viral Video: Man Throws Eggs at King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla in Northern England, Detained.

The Seafarers Have Been in Detention Since Mid August 2022

In another video, a person identified as Roshan Arora who is part of the 26 member crew was also seen making an appeal for their release. A resident of Kanpur, Arora claimed that the crew which is in detention for close to 3 months now, could be handed over to the Nigerian Navy.

They Could Be Handed Over to Nigerian Navy

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