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'Please send help': Crew's distress call after ship hit by US missile

'Please send help': Crew's distress call after ship hit by US missile

The Indian crew of a sanctioned oil tanker urged authorities to "send help" after the ship was hit by a US missile off Oman on Monday, saying it was on fire and sinking in a distress call shared with BBC Verify. US Central Command (Centcom) said the ship, Marivex, had violated its blockade of Iranian ports and a "precision munition" was fired into the ship after the crew failed to comply with US instructions.

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'Please send help': Crew's distress call after ship hit by US missile