Drone-hit tanker reaches Romania, all nine Indian seafarers safe
The Indian Embassy in Bucharest confirmed on Saturday, 17 October 2026, that all nine Indian seafarers on board the chemical tanker YARA J are safe after the vessel, hit by a drone…
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Panama-flagged oil tanker hit by drone at Sharjah Anchorage, all 22 Indians safe
A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker, MT GEM NO. 2, was struck by a drone at Sharjah Anchorage on Friday, 9 October, as confirmed by Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday, 10 October.…
2 hijacked ships with 22 Indians: Sonowal says all agencies working
Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said all concerned agencies are working day and night to ensure the safety of Indian seafarers after two commercial vessels carrying 22 Indian nationals were hijacked off Yemen…
Indian seafarers face deaths, abandons as policy gaps persist
The Hindu reports that at least eight of the 14 Indians killed in West Asia-linked attacks since February were seafarers aboard commercial ships. It says India's consular system is ill-equipped for a…
Indian crew refuses to cross war-hit Strait of Hormuz
The Forward Seamen's Union of India (FSUI) has released a video in which the Indian master of the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel AM Pioneer, Anil Raj, says the company is forcing its 16…
Modi chairs CCS meet on West Asia crisis, supply chains
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting on Thursday to discuss the West Asia crisis, The Hans India reports. The two-hour meeting, attended by defence, home, external affairs…
Seafarers protest in Visakhapatnam against war zone killings
About 40 merchant navy seafarers held a silent protest in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, condemning the killing of seafarers in war zones. The protest, organised by the Merchant Navy Officers Welfare Association, came…
PM Modi reviews West Asia impact, seafarer safety in CCS meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the fourth special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on Thursday (July 30, 2026) to review the West Asia conflict's effects on India, especially for Indian…
Two Indian seafarers untraced despite Black Sea search, SC told
The Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday that two Indian seafarers, Deepak Kumar Gupta and Rama Chandra, remain untraceable after their cargo vessel was attacked near Ukraine’s Odesa port in July.…
Jaishankar says stable India-China ties key for multi-polar Asia
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Manila that stable India-China relations will help build a 'multi-polar Asia' and 'multi-polar world'. He said peace in border areas is…
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IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.