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NEW DELHI: Ten Indian sailors, detained successful Iran successful July 2025 connected committee an lipid tanker, person been released aft “sustained diplomatic engagement”, Directorate General of Shipping said successful a connection connected Tuesday.Sailors connected MV Harbour Phoenix were “detained, arrested and imprisoned successful Iran pursuing the vessel’s interception adjacent Jask Port successful July 2025”, it said.“Through sustained diplomatic engagement and coordinated efforts betwixt the Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Ministry of External Affairs, Embassy of India successful Tehran, RPSL company, vas managers, and different stakeholders, the seafarers person present been released and reunited safely,” the connection said, adding, “Necessary arrangements are being coordinated for the earliest instrumentality of the unit members to India.
”The shipping directorate did not springiness further details connected the crushed for their apprehension oregon astir the vessel, which vessel tracking sites database arsenic a Palau-flagged lipid products tanker.The 32-year-old lipid tanker is registered to UAE-based institution Harbour Phoenix Shipping. The tanker operates nether the emblem of Palau and has chiefly navigated maritime corridors wrong the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. The vas was intercepted successful July 2025 by Iranian forces adjacent Jask Port implicit alleged diesel smuggling charges.
Iran has restricted shipping done the Strait of Hormuz — which usually carries astir one-fifth of the world's lipid and liquefied earthy state (LNG) shipments — since the US and Israel launched attacks connected Feb 28. Several bid efforts are presently nether mode to region the Iranian restrictions and unfastened the Strait for merchant vessels.
