Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The US military has disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that it accused of violating an American blockade by "attempting to transport oil from Iran".

In a post on X, external, US Central Command said an aircraft fired "precision munitions" into the engine room of the Palau-flagged Settebello "after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces".

India's government said three Indian sailors were missing and 21 Indian crew members had been rescued after the attack on the Settebello off the coast of Oman.
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Earlier this week, US forces hit another Palau-flagged oil tanker with an Indian crew. The Marivex was also fired on in the Gulf of Oman after it failed to comply with US instructions, Centcom said.

All 24 crew were rescued by the Omani military, Indian authorities said.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rygjw1kqxo

[Lovie777]

1. Oh boy.........

[purr-rat beauty]

2. This blockade is going to make enemies

I'm sure the injuries, death, and missing of citizens of other countries won't help

Our military is a disgusting shame for committing these war crimes

[James48]

3. Let me fix that for you-

It appears Three Indian national crew members , sailing on a Palau registered ship, traveling in international waters, were murdered in cold blood by Hegseth-directed military members.

That constitutes piracy on the high seas. It’s federal crime under 18 USC Citizens and Aliens as Pirates (18 U.S.C. §§ 1651, 1652, 1653

[republianmushroom]

4. Just a little more murder on the high seas via the trump administration.