India Lodges 2nd Protest After US Strike Kills 3 Sailors Off Oman
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Updated · Reuters · Jun 12
India Lodges 2nd Protest After US Strike Kills 3 Sailors Off Oman
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Jun 12
Summary
Three Indian sailors were killed aboard the tanker Settebello, prompting India on Friday to summon the U.S. chargé d’affaires again and denounce lethal force against civilian shipping.
U.S. Central Command said its aircraft hit the vessel’s engine room with precision munitions after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with American directions during a blockade of Iranian oil shipments.
The deaths have intensified pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do more than issue diplomatic protests, with opposition parties urging him to raise the case with Donald Trump at next week’s G7 summit.
India, the world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers, had 24 nationals aboard the Settebello and saw another ship with 20 Indian crew attacked on Thursday, deepening fears over Gulf shipping safety and labor shortages.