Seafarers attacked in Hormuz sue shipping firm in Thailand
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Three former crew members of a Thai cargo ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz in March have filed a lawsuit against the vessel’s operator, alleging labor rights violations and unfair dismissal.
The Mayuree Naree was struck by a projectile north of Oman on March 11, killing three people. The remaining 20 crew members were rescued and returned to Thailand about a week later.
According to their lawyer, Kunpat Singhathong, the lawsuit claims the operator endangered the crew by allowing the ship to sail through the strait despite security risks.
The safety of stranded seafarers in the Gulf has raised concerns among Asian countries, including India, the Philippines, and Thailand, which provide a large share of global shipping crews.
“Behind the figures are seafarers, and in some cases their families, who continue to bear the human cost of this conflict,” said Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the UN’s International Maritime Organization.
