NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs took serious effort to rescue 18 Indians aboard an oil tanker with a British flag seized by Iran. Iran seizes it in the Gulf of Hormuz. The 23 crew members of the oil tanker include 18 Indians along with the captain of the ship. Iran seized the British-flagged ship Stena Impero on Friday, employing Indian, Russian, Latvian and Filipino nationals as crew.

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External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, an attempt is being made to find out the details ahead of the incident. "Our mission is to secure the early release and repatriation of Indian nationals, which the Iranian government is in touch with. "The crew members of Stana Impero include 18 Indians, five Russian, Latvian and Filipino nationals," the news agency IRNA quoted the statement of Allahmorad Afipor, director general of ship and maritime affairs of Hormuz province. The captain is an Indian, but the tanker has a British flag.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard army issued a statement on its website saying the ship was seized for "not complying with international maritime laws and regulations" and was being transported to an unidentified Iranian port. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, an attempt is being made to find out the details ahead of the incident. "Our mission is to secure the early release and repatriation of Indian nationals, which the Government of Iran is in touch with," he said. "

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