Oil Tanker with 15 Indian Crew Members Hit Off Oman Coast, All Evacuated

Oman’s maritime security centre did not specify what hit the vessel. The attack followed earlier drone strikes elsewhere in the Gulf country, at the commercial port of Duqm on the Arabian Sea.

15 Indians in the 20-member crewThe 20-person crew of the Skylight tanker was evacuated after the attack, which occurred about 5 nautical miles north of Musandam's Khasab Port, on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the Oman Maritime Security Centre said in a post on X.

The crew consisted of 15 Indian and 5 Iranian citizens, according to the OMSC.

Initial information indicated injuries of varying severity among four crew members.