MEA condemns attack on India-bound Thai ship, says innocent lives lost in conflict 'unacceptable'

India has deplored the onslaught connected the Thai-flagged cargo ship, Mayuree Naree, successful the Strait of Hormuz, portion confirming the vessel was bound for Kandla port, Gujarat. It condemned the commercialized vessel being made a people amid the ongoing conflict.The ministry of outer affairs, successful a statement, said that targeting the Thai cargo vessel and endangering the lives of guiltless civilians should beryllium avoided. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared the stance connected X with the caption, "Statement regarding vessel bound for Kandla, India."It said, "We person seen reports astir the onslaught connected a Thai ship, Mayuree Naree, successful the Straits of Hormuz connected 11 March. The vessel was bound for Kandla successful India.

India deplores the information that commercialized shipping is being made a people of subject attacks successful the ongoing struggle successful West Asia."It besides denounced the guiltless lives mislaid successful the caller attacks, which included 2 Indians, portion 1 went missing, and criticised the expanding strength of the attacks."Precious lives, including those of Indian citizens, person already been mislaid successful aggregate specified attacks successful the earlier signifier of this conflict, and the strength and lethality of the attacks lone look to beryllium increasing," it said.

It further urged the exclusion of commercialized ships from the attacks."India reiterates that targeting commercialized shipping and endangering guiltless civilian unit members, oregon different impeding state of navigation and commerce, should beryllium avoided," the connection read.A Thailand-flagged commercialized vessel was attacked successful the Strait of Hormuz connected Wednesday, which was headed to India. Iran's Revolutionary Guards aboriginal claimed work for the attack.The Thai transport ministry, successful a statement, said that 3 of the 23 unit members connected committee were missing.The onslaught occurred adjacent Omani waters. The crew, who abandoned the vas successful a lifeboat pursuing the strike, were aboriginal rescued by the Omani Navy. Admiral Thadawut Thatpitakkul of the Royal Thai Navy said that aft receiving accusation astir the incident, Thai naval unit stationed successful Bahrain coordinated with the Omani Navy for the rescue operation.