New Delhi, April 17 -- All Indian seafarers in the West Asia region, particularly the Persian Gulf, are safe, with no incidents reported involving Indian-flagged vessels and port operations across the country continue normally without congestion, a Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways official said on Friday.

Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing, Additional Secretary in the Ministry, Mukesh Mangal said, "All Indian seafarers in the region are safe, and no incident involving Indian Indian-flagged vessel has been reported in past 24 hours... Post operations are normal across the country, with no congestion recorded."

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