6,000 sailors stranded near Strait of Hormuz as UN maritime chief warns against passage amid rising ship attacks and US-Iran tensionsThousands of seafarers remain stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating maritime attacks and risks. The International Maritime Organ...
19 Oct, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
In 1884, a ship disappeared near Nantucket after a powerful winter storm. More than a century later, another major storm has brought part of the shipwreck back to the surfaceThe Warren Sawyer was a wooden schooner that ran aground near Nantucket in 1884 during a storm. Recent erosion from a nor’easter revealed p...
27 Sep, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
In 406 BC, Socrates opposed an illegal mass trial of Athens’ generals, even when the angry assembly threatened his opponents with the same fateIn 406 BC, Socrates stood against an angry Athenian Assembly after the Battle of Arginusae. Athens wanted to try several generals together,...
17 Sep, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
Six months on, Hormuz remains disrupted as ships stay awaySix months after conflict began, Strait of Hormuz shipping remains significantly reduced. Commercial traffic operates at a fraction of pre-...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
'No' SIR data used for processing passport applications, renewals: Govt tells ParliamentThe Ministry of External Affairs told Parliament it has not sought or used Special Intensive Revision (SIR) data for passport applications ...
24 Jul, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
'Fake report has been spreading': FSUI General Secretary denies claims of Indian Sailors killed on Liaki Freedom VesselReports of Indian sailors killed on the MT Liaki Freedom vessel are false. The Forward Seamen's Union of India and the Ministry of External...
13 Jun, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
When good news is compelling newsIn a remarkable display of camaraderie at sea, a Pakistan Navy vessel came to the rescue of the stranded Indian cargo ship, MV Gautam, in t...
14 May, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
Drones, burning ships: Indian sailors stranded off Iran just want to go homeAs tensions rise, Indian mariners find themselves caught in a perilous storm in the Gulf. Ships remain immobilized close to Bandar Abbas am...
14 Mar, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
Middle East War: Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed off Sri Lanka to be flown home via IndiaThe bodies of 84 Iranian sailors, casualties of a US submarine incident off the coast of Sri Lanka, are being repatriated in a dedicated fl...
14 Mar, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
NYT Strands Today – February 28, 2025 (Game #362): Hints, answers & spangram for the today's puzzle – Can you crack it?NYT Strands puzzle for February 28, 2025, challenges players with the theme Nautical Ink, inspired by traditional sailor tattoos and mariti...
28 Feb, 2025, 06.14 PM IST
Indian Embassy evacuates 52 Indian sailors stranded at Port of MykolaivIndia has brought back over 17,100 of its nationals in 83 flights under "Operation Ganga", which was launched on February 26 following Russ...
08 Mar, 2022, 04.52 PM IST
Government to rescue 41 Indian sailors stuck in UAE: EAMSwaraj also said the Indian Embassy in UAE has been directed to ensure that the sailors get essential supplies, adding efforts are on for t...
09 Jan, 2017, 05.47 PM IST
Stranded Gujarat sailors leave crisis-hit Yemen"Last night, I had talked with one of the sailors, but later they are not in our contact and we did not know where they are heading towards...
17 Sep, 2015, 10.27 PM IST
India trying to evacuate sailors from Yemen, says Gujarat CM Anandiben PatelNearly 70 sailors from Gujarat's Kutch and Jamnagar districts have been stranded in crisis-hit Yemen for more than 15 days.
15 Sep, 2015, 08.03 PM IST
70 sailors stranded in Yemen, MEA says working on evacuation"Our Mission in Yemen (Camp Office in Djibouti) is aware of the situation and taking steps to ensure safe evacuation of Indians," MEA Spoke...
13 Sep, 2015, 06.46 PM IST
- 14 Indian sailors stranded in Bahrain since December return home
Fourteen Indian sailors stranded on board a Mongolian oil tanker off the coast of Bahrain due to legal reasons since December last year hav...
05 May, 2015, 10.54 PM IST
22 Indian sailors stranded on board seized oil tanker in Singapore eager to return homeTwenty-two Indian sailors stranded in Singapore's waters on board a seized Taiwanese oil tanker since February are desperate to return home.
18 Sep, 2013, 03.37 PM IST