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NEW DELHI: Iran connected Wednesday attacked a US-owned crude lipid tanker, "Safesea Vishnu," adjacent Iraq's Basra, sidesplitting 1 Indian national.A video published by Europa Press appears to amusement the infinitesimal the tanker is struck aft a abrupt impact.
The night-time footage shows the vas acceptable ablaze aft it was reportedly deed by underwater drones.
Meanwhile, the remainder of the 27 unit members were rescued and taken to Basra.This fatal onslaught comes arsenic the West Asia situation enters its 13th day. In effect to the deteriorating information situation, lipid terminals astatine Iraqi ports connected Thursday suspended operations pursuing a drawstring of strikes connected tankers adjacent its waters.
Sources adjacent to Safesea told quality bureau Press Trust of India that the institution was “devastated” by the nonaccomplishment and urged the Indian authorities to powerfully condemn the onslaught and instrumentality urgent measures to guarantee the information of unit members successful the portion amid rising tensions successful West Asia.It besides noted that Indians marque up implicit 15 per cent of the world’s seafarers, meaning that Indian nationals could go “collateral damage” successful akin attacks, careless of the vessel targeted.
Meanwhile, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said connected Wednesday that 2 Indian nationals — 1 successful Israel and different successful Dubai — were injured successful attacks and are present recuperating. “The payment of our diaspora is of utmost precedence to us,” helium said.The ministry besides said Indian missions successful West Asia were coordinating with the acrophobic governments to assistance Indian nationals stranded successful the portion owed to airspace closures.“There is precise beardown inter-ministerial coordination. Whenever immoderate assistance is required, Indian missions are instantly reaching retired to assistance people,” the MEA said.Earlier, the shipping curate said that astatine contiguous 28 Indian-flagged vessels are operating successful the Persian Gulf. Of these, 24 vessels are located westbound of the Strait of Hormuz carrying 677 Indian seafarers, portion 4 vessels are eastbound of the strait with 101 Indian seafarers onboard.
The ministry said their information and information were being actively monitored.A 24-hour power country has been operational astatine the ministry and the Directorate General of Shipping since February 28, 2026, to show developments and coordinate assistance.The ministry said it is maintaining regular enactment with manufacture stakeholders to supply indispensable enactment to maritime commercialized and seafarers.
