In the ancient sea lanes connecting East and West, two commercial vessels were struck by projectiles on August 4th — one sinking off Yemen, another catching fire near the Strait of Hormuz — reminding the world that when great powers quarrel, it is ordinary seafarers who are swallowed by the consequences. India, which sends more of its sons to sea than almost any other nation, found itself mourning the vulnerability of those workers even as its diplomats demanded safe passage through waters that empires have contested for centuries. Around this maritime violence, a fog of competing diplomatic c
Indian vessel sinks off Yemen as shipping attacks escalate in Middle East
One third engineer reported missing from cargo vessel Minoan Pioneer after projectile strike; 14 Indian seafarers rescued from sunk vessel.
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