The Solanki family in Kandivili is grappling with unimaginable grief after learning that their son, Dixit Amritlal Solanki, 33, was killed aboard the tanker MKD Vyom, allegedly struck by a missile on March 1 while carrying about 59,000 metric tonnes of gasoline. His death comes amid a series of attacks on merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, which lies between Iran to the north and Oman and the UAE, that have left seafarers dead, missing and injured. The National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) has expressed “grave concern,” as two crew members remain missing from Skylight, another vessel, and tensions continue to rise across the vital shipping corridor.

The location of the vessel MKD Vyom