MEA advisory urges Indian seafarers to assess security risks before taking jobs in Black Sea region

AI Summary

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has issued an advisory urging Indian seafarers to carefully assess security risks before accepting employment in the Black Sea region following a projectile attack on the MV AGN Ragnar, which carried four Indian crew members. Two crew members have been confirmed safe; the status of the other two remains unknown.

The advisory comes a day after the MV AGN Ragnar, carrying four Indian crew, was hit by a projectile in Odesa; two Indians on the ship confirmed safe, but information still awaited on the other two, says Indian Embassy in Kyiv