The tanker Unity, arrested by India in May with Russian sailors on board, is to be sold, according to a relative of one of the crew members heard by TASS.

The sailors cannot leave the ship until they are replaced by another crew, the relative said. India arrested the Unity on May 11 as part of financial claims against the shipowner, and the vessel, flying a Cameroon flag, is anchored near the port of Paradip, with the case being heard in the High Court in the state of Odisha.