India Urges Shipowners to Avoid Deploying Nationals on Hormuz Voyages

India has advised ship owners and managers to avoid hiring Indian nationals on vessels they plan to send through the Strait of Hormuz, as attacks on commercial vessels have intensified in the area since the U. S. -Iran ceasefire all but collapsed.

In an advisory for Indian maritime stakeholders, India’s Directorate General of Maritime Administration late on Wednesday directed “Ship Owners, Ship Managers and RPSL Companies to avoid deploying Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages through the Strait of Hormuz until further orders.