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At slightest three Indian seafarers connected committee foreign-flagged vessels were killed and 1 was injured successful the West Asian region, the Directorate General of Shipping said connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026) arsenic it issued an advisory for maritime operators to measure voyage-specific risks, amid escalated subject actions involving the U.S., Israel and Iran that endanger disruptions of large commercialized routes.
"There person been 4 reported incidents involving Indian seafarers successful the region, resulting successful 3 casualties and 1 injured seafarer, each of whom were serving connected committee foreign-flagged vessels," the Directorate General of Shipping said.
Iran-Israel war updates connected March 3, 2026
On Tuesday (March 3, 2026), American and Israeli airstrikes continued to lb Iran since sidesplitting its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, connected Saturday. Tehran and its allies person deed backmost against Israel, neighbouring Gulf states, and targets captious to the world's accumulation of lipid and earthy gas.
President Donald Trump connected Monday (March 2, 2026) said the U.S. has "the capableness to spell acold longer" than its projected four-to-five-week clip framework for its subject operations against Iran.
In an advisory, the Directorate General of Shipping said it is intimately monitoring the evolving maritime information concern successful the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and adjoining oversea areas.
It said the threats of the caller geopolitical developments included rocket and drone activity, physics interference, and different maritime information concerns.
Stakeholders person been advised to support heightened vigilance and undertake voyage-specific hazard assessments, and vessels operating successful the portion person been advised to support an enhanced information posture and span watch, guarantee continuous connection readiness, and study immoderate suspicious enactment immediately, with transit done high-risk areas to beryllium reviewed by operators based connected prevailing conditions, the shipping authorization said.
About the incidental involving Indian seafarers, the Directorate said the remaining unit members connected committee are harmless and secure, and the Directorate, arsenic good arsenic different authorities, are maintaining adjacent coordination with each stakeholders to guarantee their continued safety, well-being and timely support.
All indispensable support, assistance and facilitation are being extended to the affected seafarers and their families, it added.
The directorate further said that it has activated enhanced monitoring and information oversight, real-time tracking of Indian-flagged vessels with accrued reporting frequence and 24X7 monitoring.
"Mandatory reporting protocols person been prescribed for vessels, owners and managers, and adjacent coordination is being maintained with the Indian Navy, Ministry of External Affairs, IFC-IOR, MRCC and Indian Missions," it said.
Shipping companies person besides been advised to workout owed caution successful unit deployment and to support regular connection with seafarers and their families.
The Directorate said a dedicated 'quick effect team' has besides been formed to guarantee timely coordination among each acrophobic authorities, alteration contiguous effect to emerging situations, and facilitate punctual assistance and enactment to Indian seafarers and their families.
