OfficialBackgroundNew Delhi, India
India confirms three seafarers killed in U.S. strike on tanker Settebello
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 12:36 PM in Kolkata
- Where
- New Delhi, India
India's shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said three Indian crew members of the Palau-flagged MT Settebello, first reported missing after a U.S. strike, were confirmed dead after their bodies were found and identified. CENTCOM said a U.S. aircraft fired into the tanker's engine room after it violated the blockade on Iranian ports; India lodged a 'strong protest'.
Why it matters
They were the first confirmed deaths from U.S. blockade enforcement, and three tankers with Indian crews were hit that week.
Sources (8)
- The Guardian live coveragetheguardian.comPublished
- NDTVndtv.comPublished
- Deccan Heralddeccanherald.comPublished
- U.S. Central Commandcentcom.mil
- India Ministry of External Affairsmea.gov.in
- AJOT / International Maritime Organizationajot.com
- The Guardian live blogtheguardian.comPublished
- The Guardian live blog (2)theguardian.comPublished
Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels
Correction
- Corrected the headline (it read "India confirms three Settebello seafarers died"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from New Delhi, India / Gulf of Oman to New Delhi, India; reclassified it from incident to casualties; updated the sourcing note; added 2 sources: The Guardian live blog. Why and evidence