UNGA Meeting Addresses Attacks on Commercial Shipping and Seafarers

India and Liberia convened a meeting of concerned countries to address attacks targeting commercial ships and protect their crews. The discussion took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. During the meeting, the chief of Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar detailed various incidents, including an attack on the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged bulk carrier, MV Cape Dove, in the Gulf of Oman.

The attacks cited involved a Panama-flagged oil tanker, El Gaya, struck in the Strait of Hormuz, and incidents in the Black Sea. These incidents included the death of a chief officer aboard the MV Omorfi in Russian territorial waters and the loss of four Indian seafarers after the MV Golden Leo was struck following its departure from Odessa.

Military strikes targeting commercial vessels near Izmail, Liberia, have been reported.