• Sarajevo. With an Air Quality Index reading classed as 'unhealthy', the Bosnian capital is among the most polluted cities in the world. EPA
    Sarajevo. With an Air Quality Index reading classed as 'unhealthy', the Bosnian capital is among the most polluted cities in the world. EPA
  • Demonstrators and riot police clash during a protest near Spain's Socialist Party headquarters in Madrid. Reuters
    Demonstrators and riot police clash during a protest near Spain's Socialist Party headquarters in Madrid. Reuters
  • A trail of a group of SpaceX's Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay, with part of the Milky Way and Venus also in the frame. AFP
    A trail of a group of SpaceX's Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay, with part of the Milky Way and Venus also in the frame. AFP
  • Beiling Park in Shenyang, in China's north-eastern Liaoning province. AFP
    Beiling Park in Shenyang, in China's north-eastern Liaoning province. AFP
  • Former Formula 1 driver Patrick Friesacher in action at the Red Bull Showrun in Santiago, Chile. AFP
    Former Formula 1 driver Patrick Friesacher in action at the Red Bull Showrun in Santiago, Chile. AFP
  • Members sing the national anthem during the first session of the newly elected Polish parliament in Warsaw. Reuters
    Members sing the national anthem during the first session of the newly elected Polish parliament in Warsaw. Reuters
  • A group of Muslim girls plant seedlings in an urban forest during the nationwide tree-planting public holiday in Nairobi. AFP
    A group of Muslim girls plant seedlings in an urban forest during the nationwide tree-planting public holiday in Nairobi. AFP
  • Displaced Somalis resting after heavy floods hit their makeshift shelter in Mogadishu. AP
    Displaced Somalis resting after heavy floods hit their makeshift shelter in Mogadishu. AP
  • Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, speaking during the budget presentation at the parliamentary complex in Colombo. EPA
    Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, speaking during the budget presentation at the parliamentary complex in Colombo. EPA
  • A newborn male Sumatran elephant at Way Kambas National Park in western Indonesia. AFP
    A newborn male Sumatran elephant at Way Kambas National Park in western Indonesia. AFP
  • Dance meets art during ‘Chiroptera’, a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in Paris. AFP
    Dance meets art during ‘Chiroptera’, a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in Paris. AFP
  • Suella Braverman leaves her home in London on the morning she was sacked as Britain's home secretary. Reuters
    Suella Braverman leaves her home in London on the morning she was sacked as Britain's home secretary. Reuters
  • A load of plastic waste is taken to a recycling and repurposing factory in Athi River town, Kenya. AFP
    A load of plastic waste is taken to a recycling and repurposing factory in Athi River town, Kenya. AFP

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'Worse than a prison sentence'

Marie Byrne, a counsellor who volunteers at the UAE government's mental health crisis helpline, said the ordeal the crew had been through would take time to overcome.

“It was worse than a prison sentence, where at least someone can deal with a set amount of time incarcerated," she said.

“They were living in perpetual mystery as to how their futures would pan out, and what that would be.

“Because of coronavirus, the world is very different now to the one they left, that will also have an impact.

“It will not fully register until they are on dry land. Some have not seen their young children grow up while others will have to rebuild relationships.

“It will be a challenge mentally, and to find other work to support their families as they have been out of circulation for so long. Hopefully they will get the care they need when they get home.”

Updated: January 10, 2024, 8:10 AM