11 Indian crew injured after ship hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz; India condemns attack
The ministry said 12 crew members were injured, including 11 Indians, and called for an immediate end to attacks on commercial shipping.
- On Tuesday, India condemned a projectile strike on Panama-flagged commercial vessel MT On Peace in the Strait of Hormuz, which injured 12 of 19 crew members, including 11 Indian nationals.
- The vessel was transiting the critical maritime chokehold off the coast of Oman when struck. The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed injured seafarers were safely evacuated and are receiving medical treatment in Khasab, Oman.
- Monday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened a commercial tanker near Khasab, forcing it to turn around after IRGC forces warned it would be targeted.
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly last week on maritime security, highlighting India's participation in an international coalition to defend commercial shipping routes and calling for restraint in the Gulf.
- The Ministry of External Affairs stated, "The targeting of commercial shipping, seafarers and civilian infrastructure in the region must end," while emphasizing these incidents remain a "cause of deep concern for India" and calling for restored navigation through international waterways.
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The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that 12 members of the crew of the Panama-flag cargo vessel MT On Bess had been injured by a missile while crossing the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the Sultanate of Oman.
Twelve crew members of a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker were injured in an attack in the Strait of Hormuz, India said, quoted by Agence France-Presse, BTA reports. The vessel was the MT On Peace, which was hit by a shell while passing through the Strait of Hormuz. "We condemn the attack carried out earlier today on the Panamanian-flagged MT On Peace, which was hit by a shell while passing through the Strait of Hormuz," the Indian Ministry of Ext…
11 Indians injured after attack on ship near Oman, MEA condemns strike
The targeting of commercial shipping, seafarers and civilian infrastructure in the region must end, the MEA reiterated, and urged for the earliest restoration of navigation and commerce through international waterways.
The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs itself claimed that at least 12 of its citizens on the MT On Peace ship were injured in the attack.
Panama-flagged tanker strike in Hormuz Strait leaves 12 sailors injured, 11 of them Indian
NEW DELHI, Oct 6 — India said 12 crew members on a Panama-flagged tanker had been injured in an attack while crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, with those hurt receiving...
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