Keralam govt intervenes to repatriate seafarer stranded in Iran after Pakistan authorities fail to return travel documents

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The Kerala government is intervening to help repatriate seafarer Akshay H., who is stranded in Iran. Pakistani port authorities reportedly withheld passports and seafarer documents belonging to crew aboard the Dubai- and Iran-owned vessel Palm Marine.

Pakistani port authorities reportedly seized and failed to return passports and CDCs of crew members, including Kollam native Akshay H., aboard the Dubai- and Iran-owned vessel Palm Marine