### [2026-08-7](/feed/2026/08/7/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Indian shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal reports that more than 4,000 seafarers from India have been repatriated and 62 Indian vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz during the war. 




### Sources:

1. [India New England News](https://indianewengland.com/62-india-bound-ships-transit-strait-of-hormuz-safely-amid-regional-tensions/)
2. [Lokmat Times](https://www.lokmattimes.com/international/62-india-bound-ships-sailed-safely-out-of-hormuz-amid-west-asia-crisis-minister-2/)

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