The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that two Indian seafarers who went missing after their cargo vessel was attacked in the Black Sea near Ukraine remain untraceable despite extensive search and rescue operations involving Ukrainian and Romanian authorities.
Appearing before a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the search efforts were carried out by Ukrainian authorities, the Romanian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), the Romanian Coast Guard and other rescue agencies, but had failed to locate the missing crew members.
