Indian seafarers' union questions US military's claim of warning before airstrike on MT Settebello, which killed three crew. Union leader argues vessel was drifting, not violating blockade, and strike on engine room was excessive.
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar strongly protested to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about US Navy attacks in the Gulf of Oman that killed three Indian mariners aboard the commercial tanker MT Settebello. India has summoned the US Charge d'Affaires to register a diplomatic protest over ongoing attacks on commercial vessels.
US forces struck and disabled a Guinea-Bissau-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, marking the ninth such strike since a blockade of Iranian ports began. The incident follows similar strikes this week, with one previous attack resulting in the deaths of three Indian crew members.
Family of Aditya Sharma, a 24-year-old deck cadet from Himachal Pradesh, killed in an attack on MT Settebello near the Strait of Hormuz, demands an inquiry and the return of his mortal remains. Three Indian seafarers died in the incident.
Three Indian sailors are confirmed dead after a US precision strike on the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello in the Gulf of Oman. India's foreign ministry summoned a top US diplomat to lodge a strong protest.
Three Indian sailors are confirmed dead after a US attack on the Palau-flagged commercial vessel MT Settebello near the Strait of Hormuz. While 21 crew members were rescued, the bodies of the three deceased were recovered. India has lodged a protest with the US, questioning the necessity of the attack.
Three Indian sailors are confirmed dead following a US attack on the Palau-flagged commercial vessel MT Settebello near the Strait of Hormuz. While 21 of the 24 Indian crew members were rescued, the bodies of the three deceased sailors were recovered. India has lodged a protest with the US over the incident.
Two Indian sailors died and a chief engineer is missing after the Palau-flagged MT Settebello was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz. 21 of 24 Indian crew members were rescued, with search operations ongoing. India has formally protested the attack, citing escalating regional tensions.
