The crew of the 47,168-dwt Surya Kuber (built 1992) was abandoned at the Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY), without receiving any salary since October.

Singapore-based 7Seas Shipmanagement, which left the crews of two other tankers unassisted in previous months, allegedly owes the seafarers more than $110,000 in total.

The 14 Indians, two Myanmarese and two Filipinos have finally found the money to go back home with the assistance of the Indian Embassy, the Gulf Daily News reports.

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