Visakhapatnam chief engineer among three Indians killed in attack on tanker off Oman

Patnala Suresh, a 44-year-old main technologist from Visakhapatnam, was among 3 Indian seafarers who were killed aft the Palau-flagged tanker MT Settebello came nether onslaught disconnected the seashore of Oman connected June 10. Twenty-one different Indian unit members were rescued.

The decease of the 3 unit members, who were initially reported missing, were confirmed connected Thursday (June 11, 2026) aft their bodies were located and identified during hunt and rescue operations.

Speaking to a fewer quality agencies and media houses, Suresh’s woman Bhargavi said the household was informed that 3 unit members, including her husband, were missing pursuing the incident. Till Thursday (June 11) afternoon, they lone knew that helium was untraceable. Company officials aboriginal informed the household that his assemblage had been recovered and identified.

Ms. Bhargavi said she had spoken to her hubby for the past clip connected the nighttime of June 9 astir 8.30 p.m. According to her, Suresh had been readying to motion disconnected from the vas aft spending astir 4 months connected board. He had joined the vessel astatine the extremity of January for what was initially expected to beryllium a abbreviated duty successful China, but continued aft the erstwhile main technologist signed off.

She said the vas had been operating successful waters astir China and Singapore earlier being directed towards the Gulf region. The household had expected the vessel to instrumentality to China aft loading cargo.

Seeking assistance from the authorities, Ms. Bhargavi appealed to the Central and State governments, arsenic good arsenic the Directorate General of Shipping, to expedite the repatriation of her husband’s mortal remains and widen enactment to the family.

“He was the sole earning subordinate of our family,” she said. A homemaker, Ms. Bhargavi said she has 2 children studying successful Classes IX and VI and expressed interest astir their acquisition and future.

She added that institution representatives had informed her that the indispensable formalities were being completed done the embassies and successful coordination with Indian authorities.