All 24 Indians on board the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 seized by British marines in the Strait of Gibraltar are safe, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan said. He also said that all the 18 Indian crew on board the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which Iran seized on Friday in retaliation, are safe and the Indian envoy in Tehran had met them. India has sought consular access to the Indian crew on July 20, he said. Muraleedharan tweeted that officials from the Indian High Commission in London will be meeting the Indians on board the Grace 1 vessel on July 24. “Our High Commission in London @HCI_London has confirmed all 24 Indian nationals onboard vessel ‘Grace 1’ detained by Gibraltar police authorities are safe,” he tweeted. He said that Indian officials in London are in constant touch with the Indian crew in Gibraltar, as well as the local authorities. (IANS)