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Indian Seafarer Killed as Bulk Carrier Cape Dao Struck Near Strait of Hormuz

An Indian seafarer died after the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged bulk carrier Cape Dao was struck by an unknown projectile and abandoned near Oman’s Musandam Governorate, marking a fresh casualty in the escalating conflict around the Strait of Hormuz.

September 25, 2026

IMO Chief Warns Conflicts Are Being Used as ‘Pretext’ to Attack Merchant Ships

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called on member states to stop attacking merchant vessels and seafarers across the Middle East, Black Sea and Red Sea conflicts, citing 80 verified attacks near the Strait of Hormuz alone.

September 17, 2026