Ten Indian seafarers aboard the oil tanker MV Harbour Phoenix were detained, arrested, and imprisoned in Iran after the vessel was intercepted near Jask Port in July 2025. India’s Directorate General of Shipping said the seafarers were released and reunited safely through sustained diplomatic engagement and coordinated efforts. India’s shipping authority did not provide details on negotiations or the reason for the arrest, and India made minimal comments to the media. Iran has regularly intercepted ships it suspected of illegally carrying fuel into the Gulf, including before recent conflicts. Tracking services list the MV Harbour Phoenix as a Palau-flagged oil products tanker. India and Iran maintain long-standing diplomatic ties while balancing strategic relationships with the United States.
"India has secured the release of 10 of its merchant navy sailors who had been detained in Iran for nearly a year, India's shipping authority said in a statement late on Tuesday."
"The 10 Indian seafarers aboard the oil tanker MV Harbour Phoenix were "detained, arrested and imprisoned in Iran" after the vessel was intercepted near Jask Port in July 2025."
""Through sustained diplomatic engagement and coordinated efforts... the seafarers have now been released and reunited safely," India's Directorate General of Shipping said in a statement."
"India pursued a policy of diplomacy and made minimal comments to the media, not giving details on the negotiations or the reason for the arrest. Multiple ship-tracking websites list the MV Harbour Phoenix as a Palau-flagged oil products tanker."
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