Three Indian mariners killed after U.S. strikes oil tanker, Indian official says
An Indian official said Thursday three Indian mariners were killed on board a tanker targeted by the U.S. military over allegedly violating America's blockade on Iran.
In a social media statement India's Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal announced the three mariners' deaths in the attack on the Palau-flagged tanker Settebello.
"Sadly, three Indian seafarers initially reported missing are now confirmed dead after two bodies were recovered," he wrote. It wasn't clear where the third body was. "This is a profound loss to our maritime family," Sonowal said.
The U.S. military's Central Command had accused the Settebello of having "violated the ongoing blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran." It fired into the ship's engine room to stop it.
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