The MT Settebello came under attack on Wednesday, with 24 Indian crew on board, of whom 21 were rescued. In a post on X, India's Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the three men's bodies would be brought home soon. The US has struck three ships in the Gulf this week, all with Indian crew on board. On Thursday, Delhi said all twenty crew on the Jalveer were safe after a strike off Oman. Three days earlier the 24 Indian crew on sanctioned oil tanker the Marivex were rescued before it sank. CENTCOM confirmed it struck both ships. India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Additional Secretary Mukesh Mangal said the three seamen on board the Settebello who died were Aditya Sharma, a cadet, Shivanand Chaurashiya, a fitter, and Patnala Suresh, a chief engineer. In a post on X, the US Central Command said one of its aircraft fired "precision munitions" into the engine room of the tanker "after the crew repeatedly failed" to follow directions. On Monday, US forces hit The Marivex, also a Palau-flagged oil tanker, in the Gulf of Oman after it failed to comply with US instructions, CENTCOM said. All 24 crew were rescued by the Omani military, Indian authorities said. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said when the Palau-flagged Settebello was struck, India "lodged a strong protest" with the US. (BBC)