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India advises shipowners not to deploy Indian crew on Hormuz transits
India’s maritime authority cited the Strait of Hormuz’s “heightened security situation” and noted a fatal incident after Iran struck two UAE-managed oil supertankers.
India has issued an advisory to ship owners and managers directing them not to deploy Indian nationals on vessels planning to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing a heightened security situation in the Gulf region, OilPrice reported.
The Directorate General of Maritime Administration said the directive is in effect for voyages involving passage through the Strait of Hormuz until further orders, and it also called for heightened security vigilance across the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and adjoining waters.
The advisory follows intensified attacks on commercial vessels since the U.S.-Iran ceasefire all but collapsed. OilPrice said one Indian crew member died earlier this week after Iran struck two UAE-managed oil supertankers in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz.
OilPrice also pointed to the Joint Maritime Information Center’s assessment that the Strait of Hormuz threat level remains “severe,” noting further deliberate hostile activity is likely under current conditions.