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'Who will be accountable for this?': Families grieve sailors killed in Strait of Hormuz
Key takeaways
- Three tankers have been struck by the US military over the past week, killing at least three people.
- US forces fired "precision munitions" into the engine room of MT Settebello, a Palau-flagged vessel with a majority Indian crew on board, on Wednesday.
- Only 21 of the 24 Indian seafarers were rescued by the Omani Navy.
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Three tankers have been struck by the US military over the past week, killing at least three people. (US CENTCOM)
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US forces fired "precision munitions" into the engine room of MT Settebello, a Palau-flagged vessel with a majority Indian crew on board, on Wednesday.
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