A U.S. aircraft fired
two Hellfire missiles into the Jalveer’s engine room after the crew
repeatedly failed to comply with directions from U.S. forces. The Times of India reports that the
incident occurred near Shinas, Oman and that all 20 Indian seafarers on board
the Jalveer were safe and were being evacuated.
Earlier this week, U.S. aircraft disabled the M/T Marivex and M/T Settebello on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
Marivex violated the blockade by attempting to sail to an Iranian port and
Settebello attempted to transport Iranian oil. According
to a Reuters report, three Indian seafarers on board the Settebello were
killed in the attack and the Indian Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. charge
d’affaires in New Delhi to “express its its deepest concerns over the ongoing
attacks.”