3 Indian sailors confirmed dead in US strike on oil tanker
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The United States military conducted a strike against a commercial tanker off the Omani coast, killing three Indian sailors among the vessel's 24-member Indian crew, with 21 others rescued. The U.S. military justified the action as targeting a ship allegedly engaged in trade violations related to Iran sanctions. The incident prompted India to lodge formal protests and marked the second reported U.S. military strike on a merchant vessel with predominantly Indian crew within the same week.
Three Indian mariners were killed on board a tanker struck by U.S. forces earlier this week over allegedly violating Washington’s blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, according to New Delhi.
Indian Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the three people were killed in the “tragic incident” aboard the Palau-flagged MT Settebello.
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