The Saudi-flagged tanker NCC Fajr suffered a possible attack in the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and Oman, on 11 November. Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said all three Indian seafarers and the rest of the crew are safe. No damage or injuries have been reported.
One Indian seafarer died and 13 crewmates were rescued after the India-flagged vessel MSV Al Jusufi was struck by an unidentified aerial object near Limah, on Oman’s Musandam coast, on 2 November. The Omani Coast Guard rescued the survivors, and India’s foreign ministry has condemned the attack.
The Marshall Islands-flagged LNG carrier Al Mayeda was struck by a projectile in the Persian Gulf on 30 October. India’s Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed that all 25 crew, including six Indian seafarers, are safe, and that India is in touch with the ship’s managers.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs told reporters in New Delhi that 22 Indian nationals, including 14 seafarers, have died in the West Asia conflict. Indian missions across the Gulf are in touch with Indian crews and workers as attacks on merchant ships around the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea continue.
The Federation of Seafarers’ Unions of India wants urgent action for 22 crew on MV New Born near the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and Oman. Nineteen are Indian. The union says the ship received a threat reportedly from the Iranian Navy, and crew asking to sign off have had no reply.
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