US admits firing Hellfire missiles at tanker with Indian crew off Oman, third such incident in a week, raising fresh concerns over Gulf maritime security.

An unladen oil tanker, MT Marivex, with 24 Indian crew members, was disabled and later caught fire in the Gulf of Oman on Monday following US military action, according to…

Pentagon: crew failed to comply with directions from US forces.

The fire was reported by the crew of MT Marivex, which was not carrying any cargo, at 1.30 pm, Opesh Kumar Sharma, director in the shipping ministry, told a media briefing. |…

Palau-flagged MT Marivex was sanctioned by US in December 2025. It refused to comply with multiple warnings issued by US Central Command, currently blockading Iran.

Crew of unladen oil tanker reported fire on Monday afternoon and requested immediate evacuation

The US military fired on a tanker carrying 24 Indian crew members. This happened as the US enforces a blockade of Iranian ports. India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed…

US Navy strikes Indian-owned tanker Marivex in Gulf of Oman, the seventh vessel disabled enforcing Iran blockade. All 24 crew evacuated safely.

US Central Command said it fired on the Palau-flagged Settebello after the crew ignored orders, hitting its engine room as the vessel attempted to carry Iranian oil in violation…

India summoned a US diplomat after a military strike on oil tanker MT Marivex in the Gulf of Oman left three Indian crew missing, raising energy market

The Indian foreign ministry said “of the 24 Indian crew onboard, 21 Indians have been rescued thus far and three Indians are reportedly missing” after an attack on a vessel off…

India condemned a US attack on the tanker Settebello, leaving three Indian crew missing, and summoned a US diplomat to protest the incident. | India News

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, Centcom said.

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The external affairs ministry said that the targeting of commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure in the region must end.

Three Indian sailors have been missing and 21 others rescued after the US military claimed it 'disabled' an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman for violating an American blockade by…

US Centcom struck a Palau-flagged tanker in the Gulf of Oman, killing three Indian crew members and sparking a diplomatic crisis with New Delhi over Iran

MT Jalveer is the third ship this week to be hit off the coast of Oman. US strike on MT Settebello Wednesday left at least two Indian sailors dead and a third missing.

Three ships with Indian crews attacked near Oman in four days, raising concerns amid rising tensions in the region.

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India’s shipping ministry said all 20 Indian crew members were safe after a suspected US strike on the asphalt tanker Jalveer off Oman on Thursday