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Ten Indian Seafarers Killed in Middle East Conflict, Hundreds Stranded
Ten Indian Seafarers Killed in Middle East Conflict, Hundreds Stranded
Ten Indian seafarers are among 16 Indian nationals killed in the Middle East conflict, the government told Parliament, while 166 Indian seafarers remain in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz region.…
The Story in Brief
Ten Indian seafarers are among 16 Indian nationals killed in the Middle East conflict, the government told Parliament, while 166 Indian seafarers remain in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz region. The Ministry of External Affairs said 125 are aboard six Indian-flagged vessels and 41 serve on foreign ships. Since the conflict began on February 28, commercial vessels have faced missile strikes, drone attacks and naval hostilities across key shipping routes.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said 3,972 Indian seafarers had been repatriated from the Gulf region by August 4. Those still at sea face delayed crew changes, disrupted medical evacuations and shortages. India is the world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers, with 311,936 personnel, according to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest narratives tend to treat merchant sailors as expendable workers or frame every death as proof of one side’s deliberate targeting. Neither view captures the record. These are civilians moving essential cargo, and the government has evacuated thousands, but ten deaths and 166 people still exposed show that evacuation alone is not enough. The practical test is whether ships receive timely medical care, safe routing and crew relief before the next casualty, not after it.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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