Three Indian seafarers who were missing after the US military attacked their tanker in the Gulf of Oman had died, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed on Thursday.
There were 24 Indian sailors onboard the Palau-flagged oil products tanker Settebello when it was struck by an American fighter jet, allegedly for violating the US blockade of Iran. The strike was the latest US escalation targeting Iran-linked shipping routes.