A 30-year-old Indian marine engineer, Sonu Gupta from Bihar’s Gopalganj district, dies after an alleged missile attack on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. Multiple reports identify him as working for a Dubai-based shipping company, having been employed for about four years. Family members say Gupta was on duty when the ship came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz near Saudi Arabia, and that the news reaches his family on Tuesday. Relatives are waiting for his mortal remains to be brought back to India. The Ministry of External Affairs has not issued a public statement about the incident and his death, according to one report. Separately, another Indian sailor, Herambh Karmarkar from Pune, reportedly dies after an attack on the cargo vessel MV GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman; his body is later recovered by Oman’s Coast Guard. In response to the security environment in the Gulf, India’s Directorate General of Maritime Administration directs ship owners, managers and recruitment agencies to avoid deploying Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking Strait of Hormuz voyages until further orders. India condemns attacks on commercial shipping and calls for de-escalation.