Nirmal Singh Rawat, 27, fought against all odds to survive after he was abandoned by the owner of the oil tanker MT Hamed 2, anchored five nautical miles away from the shore on the border of Sharjah and Ajman.

The young Indian captain, who was rescued by authorities on Tuesday, finally flew to Dehradun in Uttarakhand state on Wednesday evening.

Recollecting his ordeal before heading to Dubai International Airport, Nirmal told Gulf News that he used to eat only once in three days, saving the food he received from passing by ships before authorities started supplying him with provisions of late. Read More