About 131 Indian crew stuck Onboard The Grand Princess cruise liner at Oakland Port in California has sent an SOS video to the Ministry of External Affairs requesting to help them return safely to India. While the plan to bring them back home in a special charter plane got cancelled, they are now scared of being taken to an isolated location ofF the San Francisco Bay to undergo a 14-day self-quarantine.

A 30-year-old digital communication manager from Vasai, Adler Rodricks is among the 131 Indian crew stranded in The Grand Princess for the last two weeks. The passengers and crew onboard the ship were exposed to the Coronavirus after a US national travelling on the ship tested positive and died days later. Soon after 21 others had tested positive for the virus and 50 others were showing symptoms. While most of the people who were on the ship have been evacuated, only one passenger and the Indian crew remains.