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.

Three Indian seafarers are still missing after 21 other Indian mariners were rescued following an attack on their tanker off the coast of Oman, India’s

Three Indian sailors are missing after a US military strike on the commercial vessel Settebello. The ship was attacked off Oman's coast. Twenty-one Indian crew members were…

MT Settebello is second tanker struck by US forces in two days