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Stranded Indian seafarer in Iran issued emergency certificate, to return home: MEA

Headline via Orissa Post · first report 13 Nov, 19:37 IST, latest 13 Nov, 21:58 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Orissa Post at 13 Nov, 19:37 IST; the latest is from Hindustan Times at 13 Nov, 21:58 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report13 Nov, 19:37 IST
Latest report13 Nov, 21:58 IST
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New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday that an emergency certificate has been issued to Akshay Harish, an Indian seafarer who was disembarked from a merchant vessel at Iran’s Chabahar Port after he was told that his passport and…
The Kerala seafarer has been stranded in Iran since 2025 after his passport and Continuous Discharge Certificate went missing from his vessel.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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