New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Forward Seamen's Union of India (FSUI) has called for the immediate deployment of Indian Navy assets to protect Indian crews and flagged vessels operating in high-risk waters, a day after commercial vessel 'MSV Faize Noore Oliya' sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.

Addressing an urgent letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, FSUI cited escalating hostilities involving Iran, Israel, the United States, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war; the union warned that commercial shipping routes have turned into "active danger zones".

The FSUI emphasised that continuous missile and drone attacks targeting merchant ships have resulted in tragic losses, noting that "recent attacks in the Black Sea that have caused cas...