U.S. forces disable tanker in Gulf of Oman; Indian sailors reported killed

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U.S. forces fired on and disabled the tanker M/T Jalveer in the Gulf of Oman after CENTCOM said the vessel was carrying Iranian oil and failed to follow directions. India confirmed three sailors who went missing after the strike have died. The strike is the second U.S. intervention this week against vessels Washington calls noncompliant and comes amid reciprocal strikes between the United States and Iran. The deaths risk straining U.S.-India relations and could further escalate tensions and shipping risks in the strategically vital Gulf of Oman.

Shipwreck

@shipwreck75.bsky.social

Two Indian seafarers have died, and one remains missing after a US attack on the Settebello oil tanker off the coast of Oman on Tuesday night, local news outlet The Hindu reported. India summoned the US Deputy Chief of Mission, Jason Meeks, and lodged a “strong protest”.

12445d ago

Snacks4

The us is a terror state

Threekola3

Just pushing them further into chinas outstretched arms

Albert Pinto

@70sbachchan.bsky.social

US has killed 3 indian sailors! "Three dead sailors, three struck tankers in four days, and a summoned diplomat: How Washington’s aggressive enforcement of the Iranian blockade has triggered an explosive geopolitical feud with New Delhi" energygeopoliticsandstatecraft.substack.com/p/us-strikes...

9344d ago

Albert Pinto28

"According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), a military aircraft disabled the Settebello while it was attempting to transport oil from Iran. Precision munitions were fired directly into the vessel’s engine room after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces."

Brian Finucane

@bcfinucane.bsky.social

US attacked another foreign flagged merchant vessel while enforcing the blockade of Iran—this time Guinea-Bissau was the flag state. Reminder the USG has taken the position that an attack on a flagged merchant vessel is an attack on the flag state. In other words, US just attacked Guinea-Bissau.

U.S. forces disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman at 11:20 p.m. ET on June 10 after the vessel violated the blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil, marking the third commercial ship disabled by American forces this week.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) acted against Guinea-Bissau flagged M/T Jalveer as it attempted to transport oil from Iran through the Gulf of Oman. A U.S. aircraft fired two Hellfire missiles into the ship’s engine room after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from U.S. forces.

Earlier this week, U.S. aircraft disabled Palau-flagged vessels M/T Marivex and M/T Settebello on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Marivex violated the blockade by attempting to sail to an Iranian port and Settebello attempted to transport Iranian oil.

CENTCOM forces have disabled nine non-compliant vessels, redirected 135 ships that complied, and allowed 42 vessels supporting humanitarian aid to pass since initiating the blockade on April 13.

The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.

9145d ago

Cadence “RIP Ballard Link” Andrysiak2

Is there any particular reason we’re not executing Visit-Board-Search-and-Seizure for blockade enforcement versus chucking Hellfires into engine rooms? Illegality of the blockade aside (unless that’s the key?)

Alicia

@aliciablackgirl.bsky.social

Killing people off the coast of Venezuela for no reason, killing Indian sailors just because they're carrying oil, bombing schoolchildren, the US army has officially become an international terror group!

11045d ago

Cindy 📎🇨🇦⚢🏳️‍🌈

@bilbow.bsky.social

Suresh was one of 4 Indian sailors killed when the US military struck the MT Settebello, an oil tanker, in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday The couple were looking forward to celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary this month #Pinks #EpsteinWar www.bbc.com/news/article...

5443d ago

The Ukrainian Review

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🇺🇸 U.S. forces disabled a third oil tanker this week in the Gulf of Oman after it allegedly violated the blockade on Iran by transporting Iranian oil. The tanker, M/T Jalveer, was struck in its engine room after ignoring U.S. orders.

10245d ago

Malcolm Watson5

No wake or water movement visible at all around the ship in this video. A vessel of that displacement takes several km's to come to a complete halt. Looks very much like they blasted a ship that was at a complete stop.

Mike Bovril4

America has completely lost its mind. Headless chicken with nuclear arsenal

The Silent Mercs2

Was that ship even moving before it got hit??

What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano)

@mercoglianos.bsky.social

US confirms strike on third tanker as situation in Gulf of Oman escalates ⚓️Asphalt tanker Jalveer was in the Gulf of Oman and signalling for Sohar as its destination when attacked ⚓️Centcom said it ‘disabled’ the tanker for ‘violating the blockade by attempting to transport Iranian oil’

2544d ago

OSINTRadar

@osintradar.bsky.social

⚡️Oil tanker led by Indian crew catches fire near Shinas port off Oman

2845d ago

Progressive News Service

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U.S. strikes another oil tanker in Gulf of Oman, three crew members killed. “The Palau-flagged MT Settebello came under attack on Wednesday after the US military accused it of not complying ‘with directions from American forces’." www.bbc.com/news/article...

1044d ago

#TuckFrump

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3 Indian sailors confirmed dead in US strike on oil tanker #TheHill

744d ago

Viktor 🇵🇸🍉🦘🦘🪃

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en.mehrnews.com/news/245248/... Earlier on Wednesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said US forces disabled an oil tanker late Tuesday Of the 24 Indian crew onboard, 21 Indians have been rescued thus far and 3 Indians are reportedly missing,” the ministry said.

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