22 Indian crew safe after drone attack on Panama-flagged tanker off Sharjah
- On Saturday, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed all 22 Indian seafarers aboard the Panama-flagged oil tanker MT GEM NO. are safe following a drone attack at Sharjah Anchorage on Friday.
- This incident follows a series of attacks on commercial vessels in the Gulf and Black Sea, prompting India and other nations to call for stronger international maritime cooperation to safeguard trade.
- India and Liberia launched the Group of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers last month at the 81st United Nations General Assembly to improve coordination and prevent attacks.
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti co-chaired the group's first meeting in New York on Thursday, where they strongly condemned attacks on commercial vessels.
- Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated the initiative seeks to place seafarer safety at the centre of global discourse and enhance international cooperation to protect maritime trade.
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The attack occurred on Sunday, October 11, at an anchorage near the port of Sohar in northern Oman. According to Indian Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, 11 Indian sailors were on board the tanker. Nine of the rescued sailors are safe. Indian authorities are in contact with authorities searching for the remaining two. That same day, in the Strait of Hormuz, an unidentified missile hit a second tanker, the Valthera, sailing under the flag of …
The drone hit a tanker near Sohar anchor park off the coast of Oman, evacuation of the crew is under way, and the British Maritime Trade Authority (UKMTO) has reported.
Two More Oil Tankers Attacked Near Strait of Hormuz
Two more tankers were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, one in Hormuz and the other off the coast of Oman, Argus has reported, citing ship-tracking data and the Indian shipping minister. One of the targets was a Suezmax loaded with Iraqi crude, which had set sail on October 8, the Indian top shipping official said. It was hit by an unknown projectile that caused fire on board and, at the time of writing, two sailors were still missin…
Tanker attacked by drone near Sohar port in Oman. A tanker was hit by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Sunday near the Sohar anchorage in Oman, according to the UKMTO maritime safety information service, which is part of the British Ministry of Defense. Crew safe removal operation Local authorities are assisting in the safe removal of the crew, UKMTO said, adding that the extent of the damage and any environmental impact have not been clarifi…
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