India's federal minister for ports, shipping and waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, confirmed that 15 Indian crew members on the MT ST 3 crude oil tanker, which was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, are safe. He also confirmed the safety of 9 Indian crew members on the YARA J chemical tanker, hit by a drone at Romania’s Sulina anchorage on October 14. Sonowal stated in a post on X that all 24 Indian nationals across both vessels are completely safe with no casualties or injuries.