The U.S. military hit a commercial ship in the Gulf of Oman, the U.S. military said Wednesday. Image courtesy of CENTCOM
June 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. military said it disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday because the ship violated the U.S. Navy's blockade.
The U.S. Central Command announced the kinetic action on Wednesday.
India announced that three Indian crew members were missing from the Palau-flagged ship, M/T Settebello. The Indian foreign ministry condemned the attack, saying that of 24 crew members, 21 have been rescued.
India's Embassy in Oman was monitoring the situation and coordinating with the Omani authorities in the search-and-rescue operation, the ministry said.
