Over 20,000 Indian seafarers are staring at a humanitarian nightmare in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions, with fears of conflict spillover trapping vessels and leaving crews stranded without food, medicine or escape routes, said National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI), one of the country's oldest maritime unions. The body has urged the government to treat the crisis as a "national priority and activate urgent evacuation protocols".
The situation involving more than 20,000 Indian seafarers in the region remains dynamic, with crew movements changing daily depending on vessel schedules, port restrictions, flag states and security advisories.
