Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Maritime Incidents Involving Indian Seafarers Rose 21.6% in 2024
Imagine a lot of ships and sailors from India.
The report says that in 2024, there were more accidents involving these ships and sailors than the year before.
These accidents included things like collisions, people getting hurt, and even some sinking ships.
Sadly, 83 people died.
The report says that safety rules need to be followed more carefully to stop these accidents.
The boss of shipping, Shyam Jagannathan, wants stricter rules and better training for ship crews to make things safer.
They are working to make sure everyone follows the safety rules.
Maritime incidents involving Indian seafarers and vessels rose 21.6% in 2024.
The incidents resulted in 83 deaths and 61 injuries, according to the DG of Shipping.
There was a rise in marine casualties and non-operational incidents.
Occupational incidents were the highest reported marine incidents.
No major pollution incidents were reported, despite the rise in casualties.
- Who
- Indian seafarers, Indian-flagged vessels, and foreign vessels
- What
- Incidents in the maritime sector involving Indian seafarers and foreign vessels in Indian waters rose.
- When
- 2024
- Where
- Indian waters and globally involving Indian seafarers
- Why
- To highlight the need to strengthen safety frameworks.
- Incident Rise
- 21.6% in 2024
- Total Incidents
- 186
- Deaths
- 83
- Injuries
- 61
- Vessel Collisions
- 10 in 2024, 3 deaths
- Vessel Sinkings
- 3 in 2024, 4 deaths
- Occupational Incidents
- Highest reported marine incident type