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India Intensifies Maritime Vigil in West Asia as US-Iran War Resumes
India Intensifies Maritime Vigil in West Asia as US-Iran War Resumes
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Two Indian seafarers have been left dead in separate incidents involving attacks on foreign-flagged vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz since US-Iran hostilities resumed last week.
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Indian Ports and Shipping Minister Sarbanand Sonowal has ordered a "real-time vessel-by-vessel monitoring" and the appointment of a dedicated liaison officer for every affected seafarer to safeguard the interests of Indian seafarers operating around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a ministry statement.Sonowal chaired a high-level interministerial review meeting in Delhi. The meeting was also attended by representatives from the Indian Navy, Directorate General (DG) Shipping, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as well as Indian missions in Iran and Oman and key maritime agencies, the statement said.The meeting took place in the wake of Iranian missile attacks on two Emirati tankers, MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, carrying 30 Indian crew members, in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening. One Indian seafarer was left dead aboard Bahiyah was left dead as a result of the attack, while nine Indian mariners on Mombasa have sustained injuries, the Indian government has said.Further, he said that the Indian government has been in regular touch with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as well as other stakeholders involved in the multiple incidents that "contravened international conventions", according to the statement.On Sunday, MEA condemned the attack on Cyprus-flagged GFS Galaxy, which has resulted in the death of one Indian crew member while 10 others were rescued, according to a statement.MEA Spokesman Randhir Jaiswal told a media briefing in Delhi on Tuesday that Indian seafarers have suffered the highest number of fatalities in attacks on commercial shipping since the start of the war in February.Indian government officials have said that 13 Indians, including mariners, have been killed in the Gulf region due to the conflict, while three are unaccounted for as of now.Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has accused the US of violating the terms of the 17 June MoU, thereby warning commercial vessels not to transit the Strait of Hormuz, with the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) stating this week that passage through the Strait was "unfeasible" at the time. On the other hand, US President Donald Trump has ordered the resumption of the Iranian naval blockade to thwart the movement of vessels coming from and heading towards Iranian ports.
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India Intensifies Maritime Vigil in West Asia as US-Iran War Resumes
Two Indian seafarers have been left dead in separate incidents involving attacks on foreign-flagged vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz since US-Iran hostilities resumed last week. India has strongly condemned these attacks.
Indian Ports and Shipping Minister Sarbanand Sonowal has ordered a "real-time vessel-by-vessel monitoring" and the appointment of a dedicated liaison officer for every affected seafarer to safeguard the interests of Indian seafarers operating around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a ministry statement.
Sonowal chaired a high-level interministerial review meeting in Delhi. The meeting was also attended by representatives from the Indian Navy, Directorate General (DG) Shipping, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as well as Indian missions in Iran and Oman and key maritime agencies, the statement said.
The meeting took place in the wake of Iranian missile attacks on two Emirati tankers, MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, carrying 30 Indian crew members, in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening. One Indian seafarer was left dead aboard Bahiyah was left dead as a result of the attack, while nine Indian mariners on Mombasa have sustained injuries, the Indian government has said.
"India has expressed its strong resentment and objection to the manner of attacks on defenceless civilian merchant vessels. These have resulted in the death and serious injury of Indian seafarers who, as key workers ensuring the proper functioning of global supply chains, due to these irresponsible, unwarranted and uncalled-for attacks," Sonowal said at the meeting.
Further, he said that the Indian government has been in regular touch with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as well as other stakeholders involved in the multiple incidents that "contravened international conventions", according to the statement.
Sonowal also urged Indian agencies to obtain verified and real-time information relating to navigational safety, coastal-state advisories, route status, port-of-refuge arrangements, hospitals, medical evacuation, repatriation procedures, mortal remains management and the status of ongoing investigations.
On Sunday, MEA condemned the attack on Cyprus-flagged GFS Galaxy, which has resulted in the death of one Indian crew member while 10 others were rescued, according to a statement.
Eight Indian seafarers have lost their lives in the line of duty while serving on Indian and foreign-flagged tankers around the Strait of Hormuz since 28 February, including three of who were killed in a US Navy attack on MT Settebello last month.
MEA Spokesman Randhir Jaiswal told a media briefing in Delhi on Tuesday that Indian seafarers have suffered the highest number of fatalities in attacks on commercial shipping since the start of the war in February.
Indian government officials have said that 13 Indians, including mariners, have been killed in the Gulf region due to the conflict, while three are unaccounted for as of now.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has accused the US of violating the terms of the 17 June MoU, thereby warning commercial vessels not to transit the Strait of Hormuz, with the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) stating this week that passage through the Strait was "unfeasible" at the time.
On the other hand, US President Donald Trump has ordered the
resumption of the Iranian naval blockade to thwart the movement of vessels coming from and heading towards Iranian ports.
