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This is a criminal act that needs to be stopped.<!-- -->.. we should not allow someone to stop us from connecting to each other.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="17"/><span class="strong" data-ua-type="1" onclick="stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)">Cochin Shipyard gets order to build 40 ships from US, Germany, Norway, and other nations</span><span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="19"/>State-owned Cochin Shipyard has received orders to build over 40 ships from the US, Germany, Norway and other countries, the shipping minister said on Thursday. A senior ministry official also said that some Russian entities have also shown interest in building ships in India, in collaboration with Indian shipyards, including Cochin Shipyard.</div> <br /><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/16-seafarers-killed-in-persian-gulf-black-sea-saudi-official-calls-seizure-of-sealanes-criminal-act/articleshow/134796755.cms">Source link </a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content /--> <div id="post-extra-info"> <div class="theiaStickySidebar"> <div class="single-post-meta post-meta clearfix"><span class="author-meta single-author with-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper meta-author-1"> <span class="meta-author-avatar"> <a href="https://newsnation.aanest.com/author/narra3464gmail-com/"><img alt='Photo of NewsNation' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/459e39afcd9bda311c3d4907ffb0fcf0adbc15c4bc137ffbd763f5d6f17b9eb6?s=140&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/459e39afcd9bda311c3d4907ffb0fcf0adbc15c4bc137ffbd763f5d6f17b9eb6?s=280&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-140 photo' height='140' width='140' decoding='async'/></a> </span> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://newsnation.aanest.com/author/narra3464gmail-com/" class="author-name tie-icon" title="NewsNation">NewsNation</a></span> <a href="mailto:narra3464@gmail.com" class="author-email-link" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" title="Send an email"> <span class="tie-icon-envelope" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="screen-reader-text">Send an email</span> </a> </span></span><span class="date meta-item tie-icon">2 hours ago</span><div class="tie-alignright"><span class="meta-comment tie-icon meta-item fa-before">0</span><span class="meta-views meta-item "><span class="tie-icon-fire" aria-hidden="true"></span> 0 </span><span class="meta-reading-time meta-item"><span class="tie-icon-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></span> 2 minutes read</span> </div></div><!-- .post-meta --> <div id="share-buttons-top" class="share-buttons share-buttons-top"> <div class="share-links icons-only share-rounded"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://newsnation.aanest.com/?p=35552" rel="external noopener nofollow" title="Facebook" target="_blank" class="facebook-share-btn " data-raw="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u={post_link}"> <span class="share-btn-icon tie-icon-facebook"></span> <span class="screen-reader-text">Facebook</span> </a> <a href="https://x.com/intent/post?text=16%20seafarers%20killed%20in%20Persian%20Gulf%2C%20Black%20Sea%3B%20Saudi%20official%20calls%20seizure%20of%20sealanes%20%E2%80%98criminal%20act%E2%80%99%20%7C%20India%20News&url=https://newsnation.aanest.com/?p=35552" rel="external noopener nofollow" title="X" target="_blank" class="twitter-share-btn " data-raw="https://x.com/intent/post?text={post_title}&url={post_link}"> <span class="share-btn-icon tie-icon-twitter"></span> <span class="screen-reader-text">X</span> </a> <a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=16%20seafarers%20killed%20in%20Persian%20Gulf%2C%20Black%20Sea%3B%20Saudi%20official%20calls%20seizure%20of%20sealanes%20%E2%80%98criminal%20act%E2%80%99%20%7C%20India%20News%20https://newsnation.aanest.com/?p=35552" rel="external noopener nofollow" title="WhatsApp" target="_blank" class="whatsapp-share-btn " data-raw="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text={post_title}%20{post_link}"> <span class="share-btn-icon tie-icon-whatsapp"></span> <span class="screen-reader-text">WhatsApp</span> </a> <a href="#" rel="external noopener nofollow" title="Print" target="_blank" class="print-share-btn " data-raw="#"> <span class="share-btn-icon tie-icon-print"></span> <span class="screen-reader-text">Print</span> </a> </div><!-- .share-links /--> </div><!-- .share-buttons /--> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <script id="tie-schema-json" type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","dateCreated":"2026-10-08T23:05:21+05:30","datePublished":"2026-10-08T23:05:21+05:30","dateModified":"2026-10-08T23:05:21+05:30","headline":"16 seafarers killed in Persian Gulf, Black Sea; Saudi official calls seizure of sealanes \u2018criminal act\u2019 | India News","name":"16 seafarers killed in Persian Gulf, Black Sea; Saudi official calls seizure of sealanes \u2018criminal act\u2019 | India News","keywords":[],"url":"https:\/\/newsnation.aanest.com\/16-seafarers-killed-in-persian-gulf-black-sea-saudi-official-calls-seizure-of-sealanes-criminal-act-india-news\/","description":"(Representative image): Officials added that so far 74 vessels of Indian interest, including 25 India-flagged, have transited the Strait of Hormuz. 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He added that govt has set up an online framework to track every Indian sailor deployed in any vessel.In response to the casualties in the Persian Gulf since war broke out on Feb 28, shipping secretary Vijay Kumar said, \u201cThere have been four attacks on Indian flagged vessels and 74 incidents involving foreign-flagged vessels, where Indian crew were on board. Unfortunately, there have been 11 confirmed casualties.\u201dOfficials added that so far 74 vessels of Indian interest, including 25 India-flagged, have transited the Strait of Hormuz. At present, there are eight ships of India\u2019s interest in the Persian Gulf and six of them are trading in that region. \u201cIndia has always called for freedom of navigation for the good of all nations,\u201d said an official.Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful \u00b7 TOI community guidelinesEarlier in the day, president and CEO of the Saudi Ports Authority, Suliman bin Khalid Almazroua, said that there is a need to have more corridors, more connectivity, and countries should work together. \u201cBut that, in a way, should not make us forget one thing: international water should not be controlled...These are international waterways, and anyone who tries to control them should be stopped. 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