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CutTheClutter: Facts behind US Attacks on ships with Indians & the bitter truth of Flags of Convenience shipping
Episode 9492
Published 1 week, 2 days ago
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The US attacked three ships in 3 days earlier this week, in the Gulf of Oman. All three ships had Indians onboard as crew and sailors, and three were killed in the strikes. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta details facts of these three ships - who owned & managed them & what US claims. #CutTheClutter Ep 1851 also looks at the industry of Flags of Convenience and how it is used as a cloak for illegal shipping. ----more----Read Shekhar Gupta's 1985 story here: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19850815-maini-shippings-two-sister-cargo-ships-disappear-in-the-bay-of-bengal-without-any-trace-770310-2013-12-29----more----Raed 2025 UN report here: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/rmt2025_en.pdf