Harish called attention to the recent attacks on three ships with Indian crews, GFS Galaxy, MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa in the Strait of Hormuz. "Several Indian citizens were injured, including some seriously; one Indian tragically lost his life, and one is missing, in these attacks," Harish said. "India has consistently condemned acts of violence targeting seafarers and disrupting free and safe navigation through international waterways like the Strait of Hormuz," he said. "The protection of the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Southern Red Sea is a shared international responsibility and is a global interest," Harish said. The US has also attacked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, killing three Indian sailors on the Palau-flagged MT Settebello, as it blockaded Iranian ports.