The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) urged the Modi Government in a letter to deploy Navy warships in the Red Sea to safeguard Indian commercial vessels and Indian seafarers in the region.
The request came a day following the attack on the ship MSV Faize Noore Oliya, which sank in the Red Sea, though the 13 Indian crew members were rescued by the Yemen Coast Guard and the Yemeni Navy.
“Ongoing hostilities involving Iran, Israel and the United States, together with the continuing Russia-Ukraine war, have turned commercial shipping routes into active danger zones. Missiles and drones continue to target merchant vessels, resulting in the loss of precious Indian lives.
Recent attacks in the Black Sea that have caused casualties among Indian seafarers, along with reports of missing crew and desperate appeals for safety, underline the alarming situation our seafarers confront daily,” the letter read.
The Union mentioned that missile and drone attacks targeting ships threaten Indian Seafarers, highlighting previous incidents where Indian crew died, and others went
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