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AT LEAST 25 SEAFARERS KILLED AS IRAN WAR TURNS STRAIT OF HORMUZ INTO DEADLY FRONT LINE FOR CIVILIAN SHIPPING
At least 25 merchant seafarers have been killed since the Strait of Hormuz conflict began on February 28, according to the International Maritime Organization, which has verified at least 130 attacks on commercial vessels. Thousands of civilian sailors have also been injured, stranded or exposed to months of danger in the Persian Gulf. Indian seafarers have suffered a particularly heavy toll, although figures vary by classification: Indian shipping officials reported at least 11 Indian sailors killed in the Hormuz theater by October, with additional Indian deaths recorded in other conflict zones. The 25th confirmed seafarer death followed the November attack on the tanker VELOS SAPPHIRE. International Maritime Organization
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