Hamirpur, June 11 -- The family of Indian seafarer Aditya Sharma, a native of Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, was left shattered after he was confirmed dead following an attack on the Palau-flagged vessel MT Settebello near the Strait of Hormuz.

A total of 24 Indian crew members were onboard MT Settebello, and officials confirmed that 21 were rescued, while three died in the alleged US attack.

Aditya Sharma was serving as a deck cadet on the vessel.

His family members broke into tears while speaking to reporters. They have demanded an inquiry into the incident and sought the seafarer's mortal remains.

A family member said, "There is only one demand, we want to know with whose permission the captain took the ship forward. We demand that ...