Indian seafarers must not be left as “sitting targets” in conflict zones, the union said. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has not yet commented on the matter. While two of the Indian seafarers are safe, “information is awaited regarding the other two”, the embassy said. Three days later, the ministry stated that an Indian seafarer had been killed in an attack on a cargo ship in the Black Sea on July 18. The incident occurred when the merchant vessel Omorfi was passing through the sea and was reportedly in Russian territorial waters.