'Why are they killing our children?' asks family of Indian sailor killed in Hormuz
The family of a young Indian sailor killed when torpedoes struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz has pleaded with Iran and the US to stop attacking merchant vessels. “Fight with each other, leave our children alone; they are innocent,” the family of Suraj Yadav said. Mr Yadav, 23, was among 28 crew aboard the bulk carrier Cape Dao transiting the strait . He became the latest merchant navy…
The family of Suraj Yadav, a 23-year-old Indian sailor killed when torpedoes struck his cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, has pleaded with Iran and the US to stop attacking merchant vessels. Suraj, who had just begun his first job as a wiper on the bulk carrier Cape Dao, was among 28 crew members on board when two projectiles hit the ship northeast of Oman on September 23.
His uncle, Awadhesh Yadav, expressed deep sorrow over the loss, stating that his family cannot stop crying and that Suraj was the eldest of all their children. Since the war between Iran and the US began on February 28, a total of 24 sailors have been killed in 85 incidents involving commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Middle East, according to the International Maritime Organisation.
The family has urged the countries involved in the conflict to stop putting innocent sailors at risk.
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