Hyderabad, March 12 -- In a tragic incident amid the ongoing war in West Asia, an Indian crew member was killed after a US-owned crude oil tanker was struck by an Iranian underwater drone near Khor Al Zubair Port, close to the Iraqi port city of Basra, the Embassy of India in Baghdad said on Thursday, March 12.

The vessel, Safesea Vishnu, sailing under the Marshall Islands flag, was attacked on Wednesday, March 11, in waters off southern Iraq.

A total of 38 crew members were rescued following the attack. In a post on X, the embassy said that 15 of the rescued sailors were Indian nationals and have since been evacuated to a safe location.

The mission said it remains in close contact with Iraqi authorities and the rescued sailors while e...