NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) - India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the country's seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed fighting in the region.India is the world's third-largest supplier of seafarers, with more than 300,000 sailors working across global shipping fleets, according to government data.

New Delhi condemned the attacks "targeting seafarers and disrupting free and safe navigation through international waterways"

The move comes amid an escalating maritime security crisis in West Asia following attacks on two merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. | India News

India suspends seafarer deployments to the Strait of Hormuz due to rising attacks and security threats, following International Maritime Organization warnings.