Seafarers have been told the nationality and religious affiliation of shipowners as part of measures aimed at reassuring crew before they sign up for vessels transiting the Red Sea, according to a prominent Indian ship manager.
Capt Sanjay Prashar, the chief executive of VR Maritime Services, said that few seafarers on his company’s books had declined to join ships that steamed within range of Houthi missiles in the last year.
