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Houthis claim drone strike on Saudi Aramco as unmanned vessel is destroyed

Houthis claim drone strike on Saudi Aramco as unmanned vessel is destroyed

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Iran-backed Houthis have escalated attacks across the region, claiming a drone strike on Saudi Arabia’s Jazan Aramco refinery while a separate vessel was hit near Yemen’s Mokha. The developments add fresh pressure on Saudi oil infrastructure and Red Sea shipping as tensions around Yemen continue to rise. UKMTO said the unmanned cargo vessel was struck by multiple unknown projectiles and suffered a complete constructive loss. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

13 Indian sailors trapped aboard cargo vessel as drone strikes intensify

13 Indian sailors trapped aboard cargo vessel as drone strikes intensify

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Thirteen Indian seafarers are among the 15 crew members stranded aboard a cargo vessel at Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port, where ongoing drone and missile attacks near the strategic Black Sea harbour have raised serious safety concerns, according to the Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI). The sailors’ union warned that the crew is caught in what it described as a “terrible and life-threatening situation”, saying those onboard are living in “constant fear of a direct hit at any moment” as hostilities between Russia and Ukraine continue near the port, reported IANS.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

28 Indians onboard Mozambique-flagged vessel safe after attack in Iranian territorial waters

28 Indians onboard Mozambique-flagged vessel safe after attack in Iranian territorial waters

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Representative image. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Mozambique-flagged LPG tanker, with 28 Indian crew members onboard, came under attack in Iranian territorial waters on Friday (July 24, 2026). The Indian Embassy in Iran said it was aware of the attack on the vessel, DISHA, and confirmed that the Indian nationals were safe. “The Embassy has been in close contact with the relevant authorities and has confirmed that all Indian crew members are safe,” the Indian Embassy said in a statement posted on X. “The Embassy continues to monitor the situation closely and remains in touch with the concerned authorities,” it added. Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, several commercial vessels, with Indian seafarers aboard, have come under attack. Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz carrying Indian crew that came under attack On July 14, an Indian national was killed and 10 others were injured, including two seriously, in Iranian attacks on two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. India strongly condemned the attacks on the commercial vessels MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, …

Condemn such attacks, says MEA after Russian missile kills 4 Indians on vessel

Condemn such attacks, says MEA after Russian missile kills 4 Indians on vessel

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India on Monday condemned a Russian attack on a Guinea Bissau-flagged merchant vessel off the coast of Ukraine that killed 10 people, including four Indian seafarers, and reiterated its call for an end to the targeting of commercial shipping during conflicts. Smoke rises from a civilian vessel on fire, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 19, 2026.Picture taken with a mobile phone. (REUTERS) This is the first instance of the death of Indian seafarers in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. More than half a dozen Indian seafarers have died in Iranian and US attacks on merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks, prompting New Delhi to lodge strong protests with Tehran and Washington. The MV Golden Leo, a general cargo ship, was attacked on Sunday evening while it was departing the port of Odesa. At the time of the incident, there were 17 crew members on board, including five Indian nationals. Four Indian crew members were killed, and one was “hospitalised in a critical condition”, the external affairs ministry said in …

India to hand over patrol vessel to Seychelles during PM Modi’s visit

India to hand over patrol vessel to Seychelles during PM Modi’s visit

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India will hand over a patrol vessel to Seychelles during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago this week as part of efforts to bolster the collective security and surveillance mechanisms of smaller countries in the region, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of Seychelles Patrick Herminie in New Delhi (PTI) Modi is set to visit Seychelles during June 27-29 to join the golden jubilee celebrations of the country’s national day as the guest of honour, the external affairs ministry announced on Thursday. A contingent of the Indian defence forces, including two Indian Navy ships, will participate in the celebrations, reflecting the growing security cooperation between the two sides. The prime minister will hold talks with President Patrick Herminie to review bilateral cooperation and discuss regional and international issues, and also address the National Assembly of Seychelles. Modi will be the first Indian prime minister to address an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly, the people said. The external affairs ministry said Seychelles has …

Indian vessel sinks off Oman coast after ‘engine failure’, 14 crew rescued | India News

Indian vessel sinks off Oman coast after ‘engine failure’, 14 crew rescued | India News

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3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 14, 2026 08:50 PM IST A “mechanical or engine failure” caused an Indian commercial vessel to sink off the Oman coast. All 14 crew members were rescued and moved to a Mumbai-bound ship, the Embassy of India in Muscat said on Sunday. The Embassy said that Indian-flagged merchant vessel Virat 1 “experienced an engine failure” Sunday. All 14 crew members rescued are “safe and in good health”, adding that they were moved to a vessel which is heading to Mumbai.The Mumbai-bound vessel, MV Jabal Ali, is learnt to be a cargo ship. “Rescue operation involving Indian Flagged MSV Virat 1 has been successfully completed. All 14 crew members have been rescued and are presently onboard Jabal Ali 9 heading to Mumbai. The crew members are safe and in good health,” the mission said in a post on X. Sources told PTI that the vessel sank because of “mechanical failure”. Earlier, the Indian Embassy in Muscat had posted: “It has emerged that the vessel experienced an engine failure, and the crew …

Centre denies reports of fourth vessel attacked near Oman; says all crew members safe

Centre denies reports of fourth vessel attacked near Oman; says all crew members safe

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File picture of MT Liaki Freedom. Picture: vesseltracker.com India on Saturday (June 13, 2026) denied reports that a fourth vessel was attacked near Oman on Friday (June 12, 2026) night. West Asia war: Follow LIVE updates on June 13, 2026 Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs denied reports that MT Liaki Freedom, a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel, was attacked near Oman. He said that the Ministry had contacted the vessel and confirmed that all crew members were safe. MV Jalveer and MT Sentebello were attacked in that region earlier this week. Earlier on Saturday (June 12, 2026), the Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) flagged that MT Liaki Freedom was not responding to communications on very high frequency (VHF), however, later said that the vessel responded and was not attacked. It has been received fromCommunication on attack of MT Liaki Freedom saying Negative No attack on ship.#MTLiakifreedom#Attackonmerchantvessel@[email protected]/atPiYypeY9 — FSUI (@FSUIINDIA) June 13, 2026 MT Liaki Freedom, currently owned and managed by UAE firms, has a cargo carrying capacity of some 13,000 tonnes. Built …

Kin mourn 3 Indians killed in US strike on vessel near Oman, demand formal probe

Kin mourn 3 Indians killed in US strike on vessel near Oman, demand formal probe

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The three Indian seafarers who died in the US military strike on the Palau-flagged commercial vessel MT Settebello off the Oman coast on Wednesday were from different parts of India, but they were working in foreign waters to fulfil one dream: giving their families a better life. A visual of the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello attacked by US forces off the coast of Oman, near Strait of Hormuz, on Wednesday (June 10). (Forward Seamen’s Union of India/ANI) Marine engineer Patnala Suresh, 44, from Visakhapatnam, Shivanand Chaurasia, 38, from Surauli village in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria and Aditya Sharma, 23, from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh were initially reported missing but were later confirmed to have died; 21 other Indian crew members were rescued. Originally bound to a six-month contract that should have seen him sign off on May 24, Sharma had reluctantly extended his stay by two months solely to finish half of his required training before coming home. He had a degree in nautical science from a university in Scotland. The final text message his …

Indian Navy conducts mid-sea operation, recovers unexploded warhead from merchant vessel off Oman coast

Indian Navy conducts mid-sea operation, recovers unexploded warhead from merchant vessel off Oman coast

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The Indian Navy has successfully completed a complex and high-risk operation involving the recovery and safe disposal of an unexploded missile warhead found onboard a crude oil tanker off the coast of Oman, an official statement said. The operation was carried out on the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel MT Olympic Life, which was en route from Fujairah in the UAE to Kochi when an explosion was reported in its hull on May 26, 2026. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link