Iran war: at least 25 sailors killed, vessels missing
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TimesLIVE
According to the International Maritime Organization, the war in Iran has caused 130 incidents at sea, mostly attacks, and at least 25 sailors killed. Families of missing Indian sailors are calling for help, according to Reuters.
At least 25 sailors have been killed since the start of the war in Iran, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a UN agency, which has recorded 130 incidents, mostly attacks, in the region. The conflict, triggered by the US-Israeli war against Iran on 28 February, has seen Tehran attack ships to control the Strait of Hormuz, and Washington strike vessels linked to Iran to block Iranian ports.
According to Reuters, which interviewed shipping sources, Iraqi officials and families of missing sailors, two Iran-linked vessels, the Bridge 1 and the Bridge 2, disappeared around 9 May, after they were last seen in Iranian waters. Six crew members were on board, including Indian national Naveen Kumar, 23. His mother, Pandiselvi, who lives in Dindigul, in Tamil Nadu, says she has had no news of her son for more than six months and calls on “all parties concerned” to help him. The vessel does not appear on the IMO’s list of incidents, and Iraq says it has been tracking the disappearance of these two vessels since May.
