MEA advisory urges Indian seafarers to assess security risks before taking jobs in Black Sea region
“Four Indian nationals were on board the vessel. As per the latest information, two have been confirmed safe, and information is awaited regarding the other two nationals. The Embassy is in constant touch with the concerned authorities,” the Indian Embassy in Kyiv said, without specifying who had fired the projectile that hit the ship.
- ▪“Four Indian nationals were on board the vessel.
- ▪As per the latest information, two have been confirmed safe, and information is awaited regarding the other two nationals.
- ▪The Embassy is in constant touch with the concerned authorities,” the Indian Embassy in Kyiv said, without specifying who had fired the projectile that hit the ship.
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A day after another cargo vessel carrying Indian crew was attacked in the Ukrainian port of Odesa, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday (July 26, 2026) issued an advisory urging Indian seafarers to “carefully assess security risks” before accepting jobs on commercial ships that operate “in and around the Black Sea and adjoining maritime areas”, citing increasing drone and missile attacks on ships in the region.Also read | Indian embassy in Ukraine ‘closely monitoring’ situation after vessel with four Indians struck at Ukraine’s Odessa port; two safe, fate of two awaitedEarlier, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine said that it was “closely monitoring” the situation after a projectile hit the MV AGN Ragnar in the Black Sea port on Saturday (July 25, 2026).
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