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Merchant vessel with Indian crew targeted off Oman's Shinas port, third such US attack in days

Posted on: Jun 11, 2026 12:35 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Merchant vessel with Indian crew targeted off Oman's Shinas port, third such US attack in days
AN "incident" involving a vas away Oman's Shinas port wine was reported before on th, the Embassy of India in Oman said in a post on X, adding that it was closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with local authorities to ascertain further details.This is the third reported instance of a merchant vessel with Indian crew coming under attack by the US. All crew members are safe so far, according to initial reports received, people familiar with the matter told HT.Third ‘US attack’ on Indian-crewed vesselIndia on Wednesday summoned a senior US diplomat after American forces struck a second Indian-crewed vessel in the Gulf of Oman this week, as concerns mount over the impact of escalating Middle East tensions on commercial shipping.The vessel Settebello was carrying 24 Indian crew members, of whom three were confirmed dead on Thursday while 21 others had been rescued, according to the government.Earlier this week, US forces fired on Marivex, an empty tanker suspected of involvement in the Iranian oil trade. All 24 Indian crew members aboard the vessel were rescued.So far, American forces have disabled eight non-compliant vessels and redirected 134 ships, the Central Command said.US, Iran have come on the brink of resumption of full-fledged war in biggest exchange in hostilities since the April 8 ceasefire after Washington on Wednesday launched strikes in response to downing of a US Army chopper. Iran then fired back, triggering sirens across Gulf.The missile and drone exchange continued on Thursday, forcing Kuwait to shut its airspace temporarily.

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