A sailor from Gujarat, identified as Nahim Ajij Gandhar, died in an attack on a vessel near the Hormuz Strait, according to the available information. He was among the 14 crew members on board the vessel.
The vessel was registered at Bedi port in Gujarat’s Jamnagar district. The incident took place near the strategically important Hormuz Strait.
Gandhar’s family is planning to bury him in Oman, according to the report. Further details about the attack and the condition of the other crew members were not provided.
