Inside the Deadly U.S. Airstrike on a Shadow Fleet Tanker
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A U.S. airstrike hit a shadow fleet tanker in the Gulf of Oman, killing three Indian sailors. Evidence suggests the ship was stationary at the time of the strike but had been involved in risky offshore oil transfers. The incident raises questions about the targeting of vessels in the area.
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Three Indian sailors lost their lives, impacting their families and communities.
Three Indian sailors died on the tanker.
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Three Indian sailors died on the tanker.
New York Times- Three Indian sailors lost their lives, impacting their families and communities.
- Sailors on shadow fleet vessels often work in hazardous conditions with little oversight.
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Loaded language removedEvidence suggests the ship on which three Indian sailors died was not moving when it was struck in the Gulf of Oman, but it had been engaged in risky offshore transfers of oil.
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Three Indian sailors died on the tanker.
New York TimesThe tanker had been engaged in risky offshore transfers of oil.
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