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.
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