Bhubaneswar, Feb. 19 -- Bhubaneswar: A young Odia engineer stranded in a cruise ship at Yokohama port in Japan for the last 17 days amid coronavirus outbreak, has requested the government to help him return home.

The engineer, Shivasis Nayak hails from Berhampur in Odisha and was working in the ship.

The ship 'Diamond Princess', with some 3,700 passengers and crew, has been in quarantine at Yokohama port since 3 February.

Till now, 174 people onboard the ship inducing three Indians have been tested positive with the deadly COVID-19. However, Nayak has reportedly tested negative of the deadly virus.

He alleged that the people onboard the Diamond Princess ship are not allowed to go out. Nayak informed that he along with six other crew m...