NEW DELHI: An India-bound Thai cargo vessel with 23 crew members was among four ships that came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. The projectile attack left the ship heading for Gujarat’s Kandla port ablaze. While 20 crew members have been rescued by the Omani Navy, the fate of three sailors is unknown.
Reacting to the attack on Gujarat-bound Mayuree Naree, the Indian govt deplored commercial shipping being made a target of military attacks in the Gulf conflict. “Precious lives, including of Indian citizens, have already been lost in multiple such attacks in the earlier phase of this conflict, and the intensity and lethality of the attacks only seems to be increasing,” the govt said in a statement.
