New Delhi, March 27 -- All Indian seafarers and ships operating in the Gulf region are safe and there has been no report of any incident in the past 24 hours, a senior official from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said on Friday amid ongoing developments in the West Asia region.

Speaking at a joint inter-ministerial briefing, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Rajesh Kumar Sinha said authorities are closely monitoring the situation and maintaining coordination with various stakeholders.

"In the Gulf region, there has been no information in the last 24 hours regarding any incident involving Indian-flagged ships or Indian seafarers. All are safe," Sinha said.

He added that Indian ships operat...