India, July 29 -- The Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) on Tuesday said all crew members aboard MV Amir 1, a Tanzanian-flagged general cargo vessel stranded at Ukraine's Chornomorsk port, are safe despite missile strikes in the vicinity. The vessel has 15 crew members, including 13 Indian seafarers.

The assurance came after the Forward Seamen Union of India (FSUI) said the crew was trapped in a "terrible and life-threatening situation" in the Black Sea and wanted to sign off. The union, noting that five Indian seafarers have died in two separate incidents in the Black Sea, posted a video purportedly showing smoke near the vessel and alleged that repeated drone and missile attacks were taking place in its immediate vic...