Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI:An incident involving a US attack on a vessel with Indian crew off Oman’s Shinas port was reported on June 11, the Embassy of India in Oman said in a post on X. It added that it was closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with local authorities to ascertain further details.
The above-mentioned people identified the vessel ‘Jalveer’, a Guinea-Bissau-flagged tanker.
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 said.
Earlier, India on June 10 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 while 21 others had been rescued, according to the Government.
The first incident involved MT Marivex on June 8, when a fire erupted aboard the vessel carrying 24 Indian seafarers south of the Strait of Hormuz.
The fire was reported the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways said at an inter-ministerial briefing.
This is the preliminary information which we have received. Based on this, as per available information, all Indian seafarers are presently safe. So, whether the ship was hit by a projectile or not, presently we are trying to get absolute information. As you are aware, the fire incident was at 1:30 today,” Opesh Kumar Sharma, Director in the Shipping Division, had said.
