New Delhi, June 13 -- The Indian government moved quickly on Saturday to contain a wave of misinformation circulating on social media, confirming that all crew members aboard the vessel Liaki Freedom were safe.

Separately Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar pressed the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the deaths of three Indian sailors in a military strike on a different commercial tanker earlier in the week.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it had spoken directly with the master of the vessel Liaki Freedom, who confirmed that no crew members had been harmed. The ministry was explicit in labelling earlier reports as fabricated.

"We have spoken with the Master of the vessel Liaki Freedom, who has ...