India's Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) has directed ship owners, ship managers and recruitment agencies to avoid deploying Indian seafarers on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz until further orders, citing the deteriorating security situation in the Gulf region.
In an advisory issued on Wednesday, the maritime regulator said the move follows a series of attacks on merchant vessels in the conflict-affected region and recent incidents that resulted in casualties among Indian seafarers.
