When seaman Rex Pereira saw missiles flying above his vessel in the Gulf, it sparked in him one desperate wish: to get back home to India.Stranded by the Middle East war, like thousands of other seafarers, he feared for his life as he saw bombardments in the distance in Iran.When he demanded to be repatriated from his supply vessel docked in Iraq, he did not expect the process would take him weeks and cost him hundreds of dollars.
Stranded seafarers endure costly path home from Gulf
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Thu 16:33 - SRF Wirtschaft
Humpback whale in the Baltic Sea – stranded whale “Timmy”: Why he won’t be rescued
Sat 09:27 - La Repubblica (IT)
Whale trapped in the Baltic Sea: a German multimillionaire wants to finance his rescue
Sun 16:20 - Euronews
Whale Timmy: Can whale songs still save him? Biologist prepares autopsy
Tue 11:52 - DW All
New whale sighting on German-Danish border
Tue 11:52 - DW Top
New whale sighting on German-Danish border
Wed 14:47 - SRF International
Forest drama in the Baltic Sea – whale “Timmy”: Another rescue operation with the help of air cushions
Thu 04:52 - Die Welt
“We keep hearing him huffing and puffing” – Whale Timmy rescue attempt begins
Thu 16:01 - Die Welt
“We lost time” – helpers have to postpone the rescue of stranded humpback whale
Thu 18:05 - Euronews
German rescuers plan to use air cushions in bid to save Timmy the stranded whale
Thu 18:30 - BBC Europe
Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale
Fri 04:37 - Die Welt
Rescue of Timmy is apparently going according to plan - with air cushions heading towards the Atlantic
Fri 08:35 - SRF International
Stranded in the Baltic Sea – Humpback Whale Timmy: Second day of the rescue operation started
Fri 10:13 - Die Welt
“That would be a world sensation”
Fri 10:14 - Die Welt
Watch the whale rescue in the live stream here
Fri 15:00 - Al-Monitor
Stranded seafarers endure costly path home from Gulf