India Tells Seafarers To Assess Risk Before Taking Black Sea Ship Jobs After Five Deaths
India has advised its seafarers to weigh security risks carefully before accepting employment on commercial vessels operating in or transiting the Black Sea, after five Indian seafarers were killed in attacks on merchant ships since April 2026.
The advisory issued by the Ministry of External Affairs on 26 July describes the security situation in the Black Sea and adjoining maritime areas as highly volatile because of the continuing Russia-Ukraine conflict, with commercial vessels in those waters facing significant risks from missile and drone attacks.
The warning was published on the same day the Embassy of India in Ukraine confirmed that four…