Indian sailors

'Death of Indian sailors very, very unfortunate': US Republican lawmaker on deadly US attack

June 12, 2026 9:36 am

According to the US military, the tanker was targeted after allegedly attempting to breach a blockade enforced by US forces near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest shipping corridors.

Detained in West Africa for nine months, 16 Indian sailors return

June 12, 2023 8:43 am

Accused of oil theft, they were in detention in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria since 2022

Eighteen Indian sailors stuck in China to return to India on Feb 14: Mandaviya

February 10, 2021 3:59 pm

The stuck crew will sign off from Japan on Wednesday and will be reunited with their families on reaching India.

23 Indian sailors stuck in China to return on January 14: Govt

January 09, 2021 4:10 pm

Two cargo vessels with Indian sailors on board have been on anchorage in Chinese waters as they were not allowed to unload their cargo, though some other ships have managed to do so.

China says no 'link' between stranded Indian ship crew and its strained ties with India, Aus

December 25, 2020 10:21 pm

"There is a considerable amount of stress on the crew members on account of this unprecedented situation," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.

Six Indian sailors dead, six missing after 2 ships catch fire in Kerch Strait

January 24, 2019 7:20 am

"We regret to inform that there have been causalities among Indian seamen working on these ships," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement in New Delhi.

70 sailors from Gujarat stranded in war-torn Yemen, MEA ‘working on evacuation’

September 14, 2015 7:41 am

The men have been stuck for over 15 days now at Khokha port in Yemen where they had gone to deliver cargo. This comes days after six Indians, most of them from Gujarat, were killed following air strikes in the Arab country.

12 Indians killed as cargo ship sinks off Yemen

February 02, 2014 2:11 am

Indian sailors held in Togo freed after five months

December 20, 2013 4:03 am

While James is a resident of Mumbai,Vijayan hails from Palakkad in Kerala.

10 Indian sailors released from Iran jail reach Gujarat

November 03, 2013 3:11 am

Ten sailors released from an Iranian jail reached their native places in Gujarat and have been reunited with their family members.