Inside the Deadly U.S. Airstrike on a Shadow Fleet Tanker

There was a deadly U.S. airstrike in the Gulf of Oman. An airstrike is an attack from an airplane. This attack hit a ship. Three Indian sailors died on this ship. The ship was a tanker, which is a large boat that carries oil.

This tanker was part of a 'shadow fleet'. This means it was a ship that moves oil in secret. The ship was in the Gulf of Oman when the U.S. airstrike happened. Reports say the ship was not moving at the time of the attack. It was standing still in the water.

Before the attack, this ship was doing risky work. It was moving oil from one ship to another far from land. This kind of oil transfer can be dangerous. It is important to know that the ship was not moving when it was hit.