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Liberia-flagged VLCC hit in Persian Gulf, six Indian seafarers aboard: Sarbananda Sonowal

Verified: 4 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from India.

📍 India, IN·🕐 47m ago·4 outlets

Mr. Sonowal said four crew members sustained injuries in the attack, including one Indian national, who suffered minor injuries and has been safely taken ashore

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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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Injured · 2 figures, newest first: 11 outlet: timesofoman.com· latest Nov 11, 4:09 AM UTC
Liberia-flagged tanker carrying 6 Indians seafarers attacked in Arabian Gulf, one Indian injured: Sonowal ↗; 41 outlet: gulfnews.com· latest Nov 11, 4:07 AM UTC
Four injured as tanker with Indian crew hit by projectile in Arabian Gulf ↗

The story so far · 4 reports · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 4:07 AM UTC

2 outlets from India, where the story is: The Hindu, The Times of India · how we count

Nov 11, 4:03 AM UTCFirst report
Indian seafarer injured as projectile hits Liberia-flagged oil tanker in Persian Gulf timesofindia.indiatimes.com ↗
Nov 11, 4:07 AM UTC+4 min
Four injured as tanker with Indian crew hit by projectile in Arabian Gulf gulfnews.com ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 4:07 AM UTC · +4 min
Nov 11, 4:09 AM UTC+7 min
Liberia-flagged tanker carrying 6 Indians seafarers attacked in Arabian Gulf, one Indian injured: Sonowal timesofoman.com ↗
Nov 11, 5:23 AM UTC+1 h· you’re reading this
Liberia-flagged VLCC hit in Persian Gulf, six Indian seafarers aboard: Sarbananda Sonowalthehindu.com ↗

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[Claude] Both other reports describe the same projectile strike on the Liberia-flagged tanker with Indian crew, and neither contradicts Report 1's details.

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