Two Indian seafarers were reported killed and one missing, after a US attack on the Settebello oil tanker off the coast of Oman on Tuesday night, according to the local news outlet The Hindu.
India’s Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed Thursday that the missing person has also been found dead.
The deceased were identified as deck cadet Aditya Sharma, engine fitter Shivanand Chaurasiya, and engineer Patnala Suresh.
US Centcom said it carried out a “precision” strike on the Settebello, as it transited the Gulf of Oman, claiming it was carrying Iranian oil and that the crew failed to comply with instructions from US forces.
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