An American aircraft fired "precision munitions" at the engine room of the Palau-flagged M/T Settebello vessel, killing three Indian sailors.

An American aircraft fired "precision munitions" at the engine room of the Palau-flagged M/T Settebello vessel, killing three Indian sailors in the Gulf of Oman.

The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has advised maritime agencies to restrict deployment of Indian seafarers to conflict areas until further orders.

The Directorate General of Shipping has advised maritime agencies to restrict the deployment of Indian seafarers to conflict areas until further orders, following an incident where three Indian seafarers died after a US military strike on a commercial vessel off the Oman coast.

Before the U.S. military disabled the Palau-flagged M/T Settebello in the Gulf of Oman, the ship received nearly 60 verbal warnings and ignored eight shows of force.

A Palau-flagged vessel, M/T Settebello, received nearly 60 verbal warnings and other shows of force before being fired upon by the American military in the Gulf of Oman, resulting in the deaths of three Indian sailors.

The U.S. military disabled the Palau-flagged vessel M/T Settebello in the Gulf of Oman, firing "precision munitions" into its engine room after the ship ignored nearly 60 verbal warnings and other shows of force while attempting to run the U.S. blockade of Iran.