Indian-crewed tanker hit off Oman coast amid fresh Israel-Iran strikes; 4 injured
India Today
An oil tanker was hit near Oman's Musandam peninsula as US-Israel strikes drew retaliatory attack from Iran, escalating tensions in Middle East. The crew comprised 15 Indians and five Iranian nationals.
An oil tanker carrying 15 Indian nationals among its crew was struck off the coast of Oman on Sunday, injuring four people, as fresh hostilities between Israel and Iran continued to ripple across the region, according to a Reuters report.
The Palau-flagged tanker Skylight was hit near Oman’s Musandam peninsula, marking what authorities described as the first time targets in or near Oman have been struck during the latest escalation.
Oman’s Maritime Security Centre said in a post on X that the attack occurred about “5 nautical miles north of Musandam’s Khasab Port”, after which the vessel’s 20-member crew was evacuated. It did not specify what weapon struck the tanker.
Initial information showed “injuries of varying severity” to four crew members. The crew comprised 15 Indians and five Iranian citizens, the Oman Maritime Security Centre mentioned.
The development comes amid a broader wave of retaliation in the Gulf following joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which have pushed the region into a new phase of conflict. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets
Musandam is strategically sensitive as the peninsula shares control of the Strait of Hormuz with Iran — a key global chokepoint through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes.
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