The Palau-flagged vessel disabled by the US navy within the Gulf of Oman dismissed nearly 60 verbal warnings and different exhibits of drive before its engine room was fired upon, killing three Indian sailors, a report on Sunday acknowledged.
In line with an AP report citing a US official, the tanker M/T Settebello’s crew ignored at the very least eight exhibits of drive by US navy plane, which included fired flares and flyovers.
Last directives and blockade violations
Two further remaining warnings had been additionally issued to the vessel that had 24 Indian crew members, before the American forces fired on the ship that was travelling off the Oman coast on Wednesday.
The US Central Command had mentioned that the oil tanker tried to “violate” the blockade put up by America outdoors the Strait of Hormuz.
Casualties from precision hearth
An American plane fired “precision munitions” on the engine room of the Palau-flagged M/T Settebello vessel, the US navy mentioned earlier within the week, and the incident within the Gulf of Oman led to the killing of three Indian sailors, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs confirmed.
Spoke to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio this night. I reiterated India’s robust protest on the assaults by the US Navy within the Gulf that killed three Indian mariners. Such deadly actions towards business delivery are usually not justified.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) June 12, 2026
Shadow fleet actions and sanction evasion
The vessel with two dozen Indian crew members aboard was described as a shadow fleet ship by the US official, who mentioned that the tanker was being utilised to be able to illegally switch Iranian oil and evade sanctions, AP reported.
The vessel was seen trying to interrupt the US navy’s blockade of Iranian ports a number of times as American forces communicated with the vessel a number of times up to now two weeks before being fired upon and getting disabled, the official advised AP.
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Timeline of the ultimate engagement
Detailing the warning issued previous to assault, the US Central Command in a press release mentioned quarter-hour got to the crew of M/T Settebello vessel to exit the engine room before the pictures had been fired, disabling the tanker.
“After being in place for greater than 60 days, it ought to be clear by now that US forces will strictly implement the blockade,” the Central Command’s assertion added.
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