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1 in 5 sailors worldwide is Indian: What draws them to the deep sea
July 03, 2026 12:16 pm
After months of hostilities in West Asia, the Strait of Hormuz is set to finally open. On many of the merchant ships that sail through the busy shipping lane will be Indians, among the world’s biggest seafaring workforce.
Court slashes Merchant Navy wife’s maintenance by Rs 10,000. Here’s why
June 10, 2026 3:57 pm
The Kerala High Court was hearing the revision plea filed by the husband challenging the order directing payment of maintenance of Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 to his estranged wife and daughter.
UP Merchant Navy officer went to a mall in Pennsylvania. He never came back
May 18, 2026 1:37 pm
A 25-year-old merchant navy officer from UP’s Mirzapur has been missing for 10 days, prompting his family to appeal to the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian embassy in the US.
West Asia conflict: Chandigarh merchant navy captain steers LPG tanker from US to India
March 24, 2026 7:57 am
Merchant navy captain on risk, routine, and responsibility after a 35-day voyage bypassing conflict zones.
'Don't know if he's safe': Merchant Navy engineer missing after Iran seizes tanker; family appeals to PM
January 17, 2026 10:13 am
Mukesh’s 27-year-old son Ketan Mehta, a third engineer in the Merchant Navy, was on board the tanker M T Valiant Roar that was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on December 8.
Merchant navy man held in Bengaluru for raping nurse after promising marriage: police
October 10, 2024 3:42 pm
The woman lodged a police complaint in Bengaluru after the man's parents allegedly backed out from the marriage plan.
Maha: Teenage girl gang-raped; merchant navy employee, history-sheeter among three held
August 28, 2022 10:09 pm
The accused, identified as Sachin Kamble (30), Akash Kanojia (22) and Asu (20) were later arrested based on a complaint lodged by the victim at Chitalsar police station in Wagle Estate division of Thane city, an officer of Thane crime branch said.
Sailor missing in US waters since December 3, kin await word
December 28, 2020 7:34 am
His family is raising suspicions on the manner of his death and questioning the lack of headway in tracing the body. They have had no word on his fate for weeks now.
Merchant Navy Captain held in China since July, father appeals for help
December 12, 2019 8:07 am
According to his father, Captain Jagvir Singh (31) from Cheema village of Jagraon, Ludhiana, was allegedly arrested by Chinese police on July 7 this year, along with other crew members on board a ship from Taiwan to Korea transporting meat.
Amid Iran-West tanker row, a village of seafarers waits for one of its own
July 29, 2019 6:53 am
The village and its two neighbouring panchayats, Uppala and Chemmanad, have around 1,500 sailors — the largest concentration of seafarers in any part of Kerala.
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