New Delhi, March 19 -- The government on Thursday said all Indian-flagged ships and seafarers in the Gulf region are safe, with no maritime incidents reported in the past 24 hours, even as it intensified monitoring of shipping operations and port activity amid evolving tensions in West Asia.
Addressing an inter-ministerial media briefing, Special Secretary at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Rajesh Kumar Sinha said, "The ships and seafarers of the Indian flag are all safe. And in that area, in the Gulf region, there has been no news of any maritime incidents in the last 24 hours."He added that the situation in key maritime zones remains unchanged. "Currently, the situation of the ships in the west of the Strait of Hormuz, in t...