Three Indians missing after attack on ship off Oman

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Screenshot from a video shared by the Forward Seamen’s Union of India shows Settebello after the U.S. attack.

Two Indian seafarers died and one reported missing after an attack on oil tanker Settebello by U.S. forces, off the coast of Oman, on Wednesday (June 10, 2026), as per Manoj Yadav, general secretary of Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI). The government had earlier said the three were missing. Mr. Yadav has identified the two dead as Aditya Sharma, deck cadet, and Shivanand Chaurasiya, engine fitter. Chief engineer Patnala Suresh is still missing, he said.

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Twenty-one Indian seafarers were rescued from the vessel that was hit by U.S. “precision munitions”. The U.S. Central Command said the ship “violated the ongoing blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran.”

“U.S. Central Command (Centcom) disabled Palau-flagged M/T Settebello as it transited the Gulf of Oman. A U.S. aircraft fired precision munitions into the ship’s engine room after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces,” it posted on X, adding a video of the strike.

India summoned the U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission Jason Meeks and lodged a “strong protest” after the attack.

The attack comes two days after U.S. forces hit oil tanker Marivex, off Oman, from which 24 Indian sailors were rescued.

Condemning Wednesday’s incident, the Ministry said, “Our Embassy in Oman is closely monitoring the situation and proactively coordinating with the Omani authorities in the ongoing Search and Rescue operation.”

Maritime intelligence website Lloyd’s List said that the “tanker was one of many vessels waiting off Duqm (Oman) recently, reportedly held by the U.S. Navy.”

Earlier, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations sent out an alert saying: “UKMTO has received a report of an incident 20NM northeast of Sohar, Oman. Local authorities hav