Avoid deploying sailors on vessels moving via Strait, DGMA tells companies

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India's shipping regulator has advised companies against deploying sailors on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz due to recent attacks on commercial ships carrying Indian seafarers. The directive is a precautionary security measure amid ongoing regional conflict and heightened risks in the West Asia maritime corridor.

India's shipping regulator has advised against deploying seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz. This directive follows recent attacks on merchant vessels in the West Asia region. Two attacks on Tuesday involved commercial ships carrying thirty Indian seafarers. The directorate cited heightened security and ongoing conflict as reasons for enhanced measures. Fleet owners were previously asked to restrict seafarer deployment in this area.