All 22 Indian seafarers safe after oil tanker attack near UAE. All 22 Indian seafarers aboard Panama-flagged oil tanker MT GEM NO 2 are reported safe after the vessel came under attack near UAE on Friday, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said. On Tuesday, 11 Indian crew members were injured after attack on another Panama-flagged commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. India has raised the issue of seafarer security at UN.