Emergency certificate issued to seafarer stranded in Iran, repatriation underway: MEA

An emergency travel certificate has been issued to Akshay Harish, an Indian seafarer stranded in Iran, paving way for his earliest possible return home, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday. Akshay, who hails from Keralam, has been left stranded in Iran without a passport or travel documents following a series of disruptions involving his shipping vessel and missing paperwork.