Captain Virendra Vishwakarma and his 33-strong crew, whose tanker had been stuck near the Strait of Hormuz amid the war in West Asia since March 2, were rescued by the Indian Navy on Tuesday night.  The vessel, escorted by two Navy ships and a helicopter, is expected to reach Deendayal Port in Gujarat’s Kutch district on March 28.

How skipper and crew were rescued

Captain Virendra Vishwakarma, who is commanding the tanker