NEW DELHI: India’s maritime regulator has barred ship owners, managers and recruitment agencies from sending Indian nationals to work on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz following a rise in deadly attacks by US and Iranian forces. Ten civilian ships staffed by Indian seafarers — MT Settebello, MT Celestial, MT Marivex, MT Jalveer, GFS Galaxy, Sky Light, Safe Sea, MT Safesea Vishnu, MT Mombasa and MT Al-Bahiyah — have been targeted by US and Iranian forces since the beginning of the US-Israeli war on Iran on Feb. 28.

An Indian sailor was killed after Iranian missiles hit two UAE oil tankers. India has now summoned Iran's deputy chief of mission Mohammad Javad Hosseini. | India News

On Tuesday, an Indian seafarer was killed and six others were injured when missiles struck two Emirati oil tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz. | India News