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- Two Indian seafarers, Chandra Ram Dubey and Deepak Kumar Gupta, are missing after jumping into the Black Sea when their Palau-flagged cargo ship, MV AGN Ragnar, was hit by three drones while leaving the Danube River's Bystre Mouth.
- The other seven crew members and a pilot were evacuated safely by the Ukrainian Coast Guard, but search and rescue operations were suspended due to the continuing drone threat.
- This follows two earlier Black Sea attacks since mid-July that killed five Indian seafarers.
- India's government has issued advisories urging seafarers to take precautions, ensure insurance coverage, and carefully assess security risks before working on vessels in the volatile region.
What to watch next
- Resumption of search and rescue operations for the two missing seafarers once the security situation permits
- Update from the Indian embassy in Kyiv on the status of the two untraced nationals
- Implementation of the Directorate of Maritime Administration's advisory to shipowners and RPSL agencies against deploying seafarers in Black Sea and Yemen waters
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Named Ukraine · India · Abhishek Nishad · Akhil Jovan · Black Sea · Chandra Ram Dubey · Deepak Kumar Gupta · MV AGN Ragnar · MV Golden Leo · MV OMORFI · Odesa · Sagar Gupta · Directorate of Maritime Administration · Gurukripa Marine Services Private Limited
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