Oil tanker carrying 15 Indian nationals, 5 Iranians attacked near Oman coast, 4 crew injured | India News
Amid the US-Iran conflict, an oil tanker, with 15 Indians among its 20 crew members, was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz. Four sailors were injured.Oman’s Maritime Security Center confirmed that the oil tanker Skylight – flying the flag of Palau – was targeted about 5 nautical miles north of Khasab port. It is unclear who attacked the tanker in the strait, which accounts for about one-fifth of the world’s oil flows
The ship had 20 crew members including five Iranians. According to preliminary information from Times of Oman, four crew members suffered injuries of varying severity and have been shifted to medical facilities. No deaths were reported. “20 crew members, including 15 Indian nationals and five Iranian nationals, have been evacuated,” the Center said in a statement.In December 2025, US Treasury The Red Sea Ship Management and Skylight sanctioned, among other vessels, accused the management company and its owner of operating a “shadow fleet” to transport Iranian petroleum products in the Gulf. Ship tracking service Tankertrackers.com described the Skylight as a small tanker mostly used to refuel other ships and had been anchored in Oman’s Musandam governorate since February 22.Maritime security agencies said two ships with skylights were attacked in the strait on Sunday. A projectile hit the Marshall Islands-flagged product tanker MKD VYOM and killed a crew member on board as the vessel sailed off the coast of Oman, Manager V Ships said on Sunday.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the strait was effectively closed to international shipping and warned ships to stay away.Pakistan on Sunday stopped three ships operated by the National Shipping Corporation from proceeding towards the Iran Strait, ARY News reported.
