India’s maritime regulator has indicated that two Indian seafarers trapped during a fire on the oil tanker ‘Sky Light’, which was hit during the Iran–Israel conflict near Oman’s Khasab port on March 1, may not have had equipment onboard to break porthole glass for emergency escape, a safety gap that may have led to the death of the vessel’s captain, Ashish Kumar from Bihar. In a safety advisory issued on March 6 for Indian seafarers and shipping stakeholders operating in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and nearby waters, the Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) in Mumbai noted that in a recent incident of a vessel coming under attack, crew members were trapped inside the accommodation area when fire engulfed it from both sides. The only possible escape route was through the front portholes, but “there may not have been adequate provisions or equipment available to break the glass panels for emergency escape,” the advisory states. The advisory comes days after the March 1 attack on the oil tanker Sky Light near Oman’s Khasab …