00:06A mariner for 28 years now, he was supposed to be on the ship for four months,
00:11but that has been turned into five months now.
00:34According to the International Maritime Organization, a UN agency, around 20 commercial vessels
00:39have been attacked in the region since the conflict escalated.
00:42We have been witnessing missiles flying over our head and some explosion noise.
00:49It was around 120 to 130 explosions in 30 to 40 minutes.
01:05His vessel is stationed near the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, one of the world's
01:10most critical shipping lanes through which a major share of global oil supply passes.
01:23And you can imagine this is a huge amount of oil which is stuck inside the Persian Gulf
01:30and not moving to the whole world.
01:33A captain from Kulu Manali with a family back home, watching, worrying and waiting.
01:38How long was the original journey supposed to be for?
01:42So I had planned to go back in mid-April, but now it looks very difficult because right now,
01:51you know, all the sea routes are blocked and the airports are shut.
01:54Like many others on board, he tracks every update but says the reality on ground shifts faster.
02:00We keep hearing different things and what is happening on ground is different almost every day,
02:06especially Trump behaves differently, very, very mysteriously he's behaving.
02:11He talks something else and does something else.
02:15And he is not the only one.
02:17More than 20,000 seafarers stuck in the Persian Gulf at present of different nationality.
02:23Stuck at the sea, his only request is that...
02:26As a ship captain, I urge to prioritize de-escalation.
02:30I would request all the authorities, please de-escalate the war and don't make seafarers
02:37collateral damage in this conflict.
02:40What a journey has looked better for to see if everier,
02:41there is certainly a win.
02:41Long.
02:42Long.
02:43Placing beside Paris.
02:43Long.
02:43Long.
02:43Long.
02:43Long.
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