NEW DELHI, June 11 (Reuters) – India reported an incident involving a vessel off Shinas port in Oman earlier Thursday, the Indian embassy in Oman said, a day after three Indian sailors were killed in a U.S.-led attack on a separate ship.
It was the third such incident this week, after the U.S. military said it attacked MT Marivex and Settebello. Both vessels had Indian sailors on board.
The Indian embassy in Oman did not specify if the vessel involved in Thursday’s incident had Indian sailors on board.
“We are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with the local authorities for further details,” the Indian embassy in Oman said on social media.
The vessel involved in the latest incident is MT Jalveer, the Forward Seamen’s Union of India said on X.
Sarbananda Sonowal, India’s shipping minister, earlier in the day said three missing Indian sailors on the Settebello had died.
“Sadly, three Indian sailors initially reported missing are now confirmed dead after bodies have been located and identified,” he said.
An Indian government source on Wednesday told Reuters that New Delhi had summoned the U.S. deputy chief of mission after lodging a “strong protest” about the strike. The source declined to be identified, citing confidentiality.