4 Injured In Strike On ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Close to Strategic Strait Of Hormuz
The assault adopted earlier drone strikes elsewhere within the Gulf nation, on the industrial port of Duqm on the Arabian Sea. (Reuters/ Consultant picture) A US sanctioned oil tanker, which was Palau-flagged, was hit on Sunday whereas it was off the Oman’s Musandam peninsula and led to 4 folks getting injured, Oman’s maritime safety centre stated however refrained to supply particular particulars of what really hit the vessel.
The 20-person crew of Skylight tanker was evacuated after the assault which had 15 Indian and 5 Iranian residents, the nation’s maritime safety centre knowledgeable in a submit on X. The incident occurred 5 nautical miles north of Musandam’s Khasab Port, on the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
The Oman Information Company, within the X submit quoted maritime safety and stated, “The Maritime Safety Heart has introduced that the oil tanker SKYLIGHT, flagged to the Republic of Palau, was subjected to an assault roughly 5 nautical miles north of the port of Khasab within the Musandam Governorate.”
The Maritime Safety Heart has introduced that the oil tanker SKYLIGHT, flagged to the Republic of #Palauwas subjected to an assault roughly 5 nautical miles north of the port of Khasab within the Musandam Governorate. The whole crew of twenty people—comprising…
— Oman Information Company (@ONA_eng) March 1, 2026
The submit additional added, “The whole crew of twenty people—comprising fifteen Indian nationals and 5 Iranian nationals—has been safely evacuated. Preliminary studies point out that 4 crew members sustained accidents of various levels and have been transported to obtain requisite medical care.”
The assault on the vessel follows drone strikes at different locations within the Gulf nation, together with assault on industrial port of Duqm on the Arabian Sea.
It’s the first time that an oil tanker has been attacked in or close to Oman following a barrage of retaliatory strikes launched by Tehran after the US and Israel collectively led strikes within the Islamic nation and plunged the area into a brand new struggle.