India, June 11 -- An X user who claimed to be the father of Aditya Sharma, a deck cadet who worked on Settebello, has alleged that the Indian sailor faced "exploitation by a senior". The tanker was struck and disabled by the US military off the Oman Coast, allegedly for violating an American blockade by "attempting to transport oil from Iran".

The social media user Rajesh Sharma tagged the Ministry of External Affairs in his tweet, urging the government agency to help him find his son.

"Vessel Settebello. I am father of one of the three crew missing. Aditya Sharma is my son. Please help to locate and find him."

He shared the post prior to shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal's statement on the death of the three Indian sailors who were...