India, April 2 -- A global maritime company has called for an independent international investigation into an attack on one of its crude oil tankers last month that killed an Indian crew member, describing it as a threat to global shipping and trade stability.

Safesea Group Chairman Dr SV Anchan has sought a probe into the March 11 attack on MT Safesea Vishnu, saying that the "sequence of events indicates a highly coordinated and premeditated operation involving reconnaissance, precision execution, and apparent real-time monitoring, raising serious concerns for global shipping."

The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel was operating in Iraqi territorial waters when it was attacked off Khor Al Zubair port near Basra in Iraq, allegedly by an I...