One other Indian-crewed ship reportedly hit by US strike in Strait of Hormuz, 4th such assault in days
One other ship, Liaki Freedom, with Indian crew members aboard was reportedly attacked by america off the coast of Oman.
Based on Ahead Seamen’s Union of India, it has not been in a position to contact the ship as its Very Excessive Frequency (VFH) radio will not be responding. Nonetheless, it managed to trace the vessel’s location, coordinates of that are — Latitude 24°43.85N, Longitude 56°37.52E.
There isn’t a readability but on the extent of the assault and casualties brought on by it. Neither the Indian authorities not america have reacted to the incident but.
The recent reported strike is the fourth such assault on vessels with Indian crew members aboard within the Gulf in current days. Whereas the US Central Command confirmed that the assaults had been carried out by American naval forces, US President Donald Trump pinned the blame on Iran and stated that Tehran was behind the assaults.
To date, three Indian mariners have been killed within the US Navy assaults within the Gulf.
Exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar stated early Saturday that he spoke together with his American counterpart Marco Rubio on Friday and lodged India’s robust protest over the assaults.
“Spoke to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio this night. I reiterated India’s robust protest on the assaults by the US Navy within the Gulf that killed three Indian mariners. Such deadly actions in opposition to industrial transport will not be justified,” he wrote on X.
