NEW DELHI/ TEGAL (Central Java province) - Mr Amar Tukaram Shinde, 24, felt like a bird let out of a cage as he set foot on land after being at sea for 19 months.
He boarded a cargo ship in Singapore in April last year to fulfil an 11-month contract, but after it expired, he could not leave due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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