Indian Navy removes unexploded missile from Greek-owned tanker off Kochi

The Indian Navy has removed an unexploded missile warhead from a Greek-owned crude oil tanker after the vessel sailed for days with the projectile lodged inside one of its fuel tanks, in a case that has underlined the growing risks facing shipping around the Gulf of Oman.

The Marshall Islands-flagged MT Olympic Life, a Very Large Crude Carrier linked to Athens-based Olympic Shipping & Management, was sailing from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to Kochi when it reported an explosion in...