New Delhi, March 12 -- An Indian crew member was killed in an attack carried out by Iran using a "suicide" boat against a US-owned oil tanker near Iraq. The US-owned and Marshal Island-flagged oil tanker Safesea Vishnu was targeted near Khor Al Zubair port. One person was killed and the rest of the Indian crew members were evacuated to a safe place.

As many as 38 crew members have been rescued, while search is on for others.

In a statement, the Indian embassy in Iraq said, "On March 11, 2026, a US-owned crude oil tanker Safesea Vishnu, sailing under the Marshall Islands flag, was attacked near Basra, Iraq, in which one Indian crew member unfortunately lost his life. The remaining 15 Indian crew have since been evacuated to a safe place....