Three Indian seafarers initially reported missing after a US military strike on a commercial chemical tanker near the Strait of Hormuz have been confirmed dead, escalating tensions over Washington's growing military campaign in the Gulf region and prompting a diplomatic protest from India. Indian Shipping Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, confirmed on Thursday that the bodies of the three crew members aboard the Palau-flagged MT Settebello had been recovered and identified following the attack, which occurred off the coast of Oman.

The vessel, Settebello, had 24 Indians onboard at the time of the incident. Three of them are now missing. | India News

Three Indians are missing after an attack on the oil tanker Settebello off Oman, prompting a Search and Rescue operation.