Captain Virendra Vishwakarma is commanding a tanker carrying enough LPG to fill 36 lakh domestic cylinders. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
A missile flies above Captain Vishwakarma’s oil tanker, which is anchored near the Strait of Hormuz. The Dahisar East resident has been stuck at Mina Saqr, a major deep-water seaport near the Strait of Hormuz in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, for over a week
An oil tanker close to Captain Vishwakarma’s vessel goes up in flames on Wednesday. The captain is commanding a tanker carrying enough liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to fill 36 lakh domestic cylinders
Captain Vishwakarma, who is waiting for a naval convoy to escort the vessel to Indian waters safely, told mid-day, “Missiles and drones are flying in front of our eyes and sirens are continuously ringing. We are worried that anything can happen at any time”
Some of the 33 crew members aboard the vessel, which is carrying enough LPG to fill 36 lakh cylinders. When the vessel began its journey on March 2, its movement was restricted due to hostilities between Iran and Israel and the United States, which escalated on February 28, following which several vital sea routes were restricted. More than 200 vessels became stranded around the Strait of Hormuz
(From right) Captain Virendra Vishwakarma, his wife Nilpa, and their children Nirvi and Vedansh in happier times. Nilpa said that she been communicating with her husband over WhatsApp audio and video calls. "Only an Internet connection is available on the vessel, and it sometimes does not work. I am keeping track of the news constantly," she said.
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