#whales #SouthAfrica #HormuzBlockade

"South Africa’s Whales Survived Near-Extinction — Now Shipping Routes Threaten Them

As tensions continue to rise in the Middle East, global shipping companies have had to adjust. Shipping routes have been modified to ensure cargo and crews can travel safely.

But there is also an environmental cost to this sudden change in shipping patterns. Global shipping shifts have put South African whales in the crosshairs, prompting conservationists to sound the alarm and call for change before irreparable damage is done to whale populations."

https://www.aol.com/articles/south-africa-whales-survived-near-120200000.html

#Iran #India #HormuzBlockade #murder

"Three Indian sailors killed in US strike on oil tanker

Three Indian sailors have been confirmed killed after the US military struck a tanker in the Gulf of Oman which it accused of violating its blockade on Iranian ports.

The MT Settebello came under attack on Wednesday, with 24 Indian crew on board, of whom 21 were rescued. In a post on X, India's Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the three men's bodies would be brought home soon.

The US has struck three ships in the Gulf this week, all with Indian crew on board.

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Although the three vessels involved in incidents were foreign-flagged, a majority of their crew were Indians.

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The Indian government has maintained that 'targeting of commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure in the region must end'.

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Manoj Yadav, general secretary of the Forward Seamen's Union of India (FSUI) had earlier told the BBC that they had begun reaching out to the families of the sailors to inform them about their deaths.

Yadav told The Economic Times newspaper that he 'refused to believe' that the US lacked information regarding the nationalities of the people on board those ships.
'If the ships failed to heed their instructions, detaining them was a viable alternative,' he said."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy73dr081p8o

UK warns Hormuz threats at critical level

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1500151/uk-warns-hormuz-threats-at-critical-level/