Ghaziabad/Meerut, April 1 "We knew there could be an attack on the way, but we had to take that chance," said 27-year-old Ketan Mehta, recalling the moment he and fellow Indian sailors decided to flee a war zone in Iran after weeks of detention and uncertainty.What began as a routine voyage...
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Special Secretary at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, stated that all Indian sailors and ships are safe in the Gulf region. Mr. Sinha made this statement while addressing the Inter Ministerial Briefing on Recent Developments in West Asia in New Delhi. He noted...
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An Indian crew member lost his life after a US-owned crude oil tanker was attacked near Basra, Iraq. In a social media post, the Indian Embassy in Iraq stated that the tanker, Safesea Vishnu, was sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands. It also added that the remaining 15 Indian crew...