India asks ship owners to avoid deploying Indian seafarers on ships transiting Hormuz Strait
Directorate General of
Maritime Administration (DGMA) of India yesterday (16 July) directed
shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies to avoid deploying Indian
seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages involving passage through the Strait
of Hormuz until further orders as tensions between the United States and Iran
continue to soar.
In the order, the DGMA said that recent attacks
on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz had significantly increased the
risks for seafarers operating in the conflict-hit region and called for
heightened security vigilance in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and
adjoining waters.
Two Indian seafarers have been killed in
separate attacks on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, authorities
added.
Mentionable, India is
the world's third-largest source of seafarers, with more than 300,000 sailors
working on ships worldwide.
