Visakhapatnam, June 19 -- The Federation of Seamen's Unions of India (FSUI) on Friday demanded Rs 10 crore compensation for the family of a Marine Engineer who was killed in a military strike on the commercial vessel MT Settebello off the coast of Oman, while strongly condemning the incident and the alleged delay in response from the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government.

Speaking to ANI, FSUI leader Padmanabha Raju condemned the attack and said Indian crew members were among those on board the vessel. 24 Indian seafarers were working on the vessel, and three of them lost their lives in the attack, he added.

"We severely condemn the incident that occurred in the Oman Gulf on June 11th, in which the US attacked on board tank oil tanke...