An India-flagged ship carrying 14 Indian seafarers was hit by an unidentified aerial object while navigating near the coast of Oman on November 2. "While 13 crew members safely evacuated and were rescued ...I am deeply saddened to report that one of our seafarers, Gandhar Nahim Ajij from Gujarat, tragically succumbed to his injuries," Minister of Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal said.