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Persian Gulf on boil, Navy starts escorting Indian

merchant ships
The Director General, Shipping issued two advisories on June 13 and June 16 to all Indian-
agged vessels operating in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian, Arabian Gulf Region, advising
the ships to undertake appropriate protection measures.
By Express News Service | • New Delhi |
Updated: June 22, 2019 8:50:26 am

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INS Sunayna escorting an oil tanker as part of Operation Sankalp. (Via Indian Navy’s Twitter handle)

Amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf after the shooting down of a US drone, the Indian
Navy has deployed its warships in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to reassure Indian
vessels operating and transiting in the region.

In a statement, the Navy said that it has also begun aerial surveillance in the area. “INS Chennai
and INS Sunayna have been deployed in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to undertake
maritime security operations,” it said. While the INS Chennai is a destroyer, the INS Sunayna is
an offshore patrol vessel.

Why Strait of Hormuz oil tanker attack is signi cant

“The Indian Navy launches Operation Sankalp in the Persian Gulf/Gulf of Oman to re-assure
Indian agged vessels transiting through the area following the recent maritime incidents in the
region,” the Navy said. The Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region, which was
inaugurated by the Navy in December 2018 at Gurgaon, was also monitoring the movement of
ships in the Gulf region, it said.

India’s strategic and security interests are closely linked to the Indian Ocean Region, particularly. (Via Indian
Navy’s Twitter handle)

The move was announced after US President Donald Trump declared Thursday that “Iran made
a very big mistake” by shooting down a US surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz and
gathered top national security o cials at the White House to discuss options.
On Friday, some of the world’s leading airlines including British Airways, Qantas and Singapore
Airlines suspended ights over the Strait of Hormuz.

India’s strategic and security interests are closely linked to the Indian Ocean Region,
particularly. The country’s energy security is also linked to the safety and security of ships while
operating and transiting in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.

An Iranian navy boat sprays water to extinguish a re on an oil tanker in the sea of Oman. (AP Photo)

Before Washington claimed that Iran shot down a US drone on Thursday, the US military had
accused Iran of ring a missile at another drone last week that was responding to the attack on
two oil tankers near the Gulf of Oman. The US blamed Iran for the attacks on the oil tankers, a
charge denied by Tehran.

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The Director General, Shipping issued two advisories on June 13 and June 16 to all Indian-
agged vessels operating in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian, Arabian Gulf Region, advising the
ships to undertake appropriate protection measures.

“The Indian Navy remains committed to ensuring the safety of Indian maritime trade and
merchant vessels operating in the region and contributing towards maintaining a stable and
peaceful Indian Ocean Region,” said the Navy.

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