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Merchant vessel with Indian crew targeted off Oman's Shinas port, third such US attack in days
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A merchant vessel with an Indian crew was targeted off Oman's Shinas port, marking the third reported instance of a US attack on an Indian-crewed vessel. The Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello was carrying 24 Indian crew members, of whom three were confirmed dead while 21 others were rescued. The US has disabled eight non-compliant vessels and redirected 134 ships in the region, amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran.
