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India Halts Seafarer Deployments Through Strait of Hormuz After Two Deaths
The Directorate General of Shipping directed shipowners and recruitment firms on July 16 not to send Indian crew on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The order follows the deaths of two Indian seafarers in recent attacks and cites increased risks in the Persian Gulf region.
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India directed shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages through the Strait of Hormuz. The Directorate General of Shipping issued the order late on July 15 and stated that no such deployments will occur until further notice. The regulator cited the heightened security situation in the Persian Gulf region.
It directed masters of vessels to maintain vigilance in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and adjoining waters while continuously monitoring navigational warnings. Recent attacks have increased risks to seafarers and commercial ships operating in the conflict-affected area the order said.
Two Indian seafarers were killed in attacks on vessels in the region over the three days preceding July 16.
India is the world's third-largest supplier of seafarers, with more than 300,000 sailors working across global shipping fleets. New Delhi summoned Iran's deputy ambassador on July 14 to lodge a strong protest over one of the deaths.
