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Tanker struck by projectile off the coast of Oman

India has condemned an attack on the Panama-flagged commercial vessel MT On Peace while it was transiting off the coast of Oman. The Ministry of External Affairs reported that the ship was struck by a projectile, affecting a crew of 19 that included 17 Indian nationals. The exact number of crew members injured remains unresolved.

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Our summary of the disagreement.
Reports disagree on the number of casualties, with one account stating that 12 people were injured and another reporting 11 injured Indian crew members.
The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
4 differing positions reported on casualties across 10 publishers; unresolved.
  • middleeasteye12 injured
  • telegram11 Indians injured
  • thehindu11 Indian crew injured
  • feeds-feedburner11 Indians injured
  • gcaptainA Dozen Seafarers Injured
  • aljazeerainjured
  • splash247Twelve
  • memonitor12 crew members, including 11 Indians, injured
  • thewirehindi11 भारतीय घायल
  • maritime-executive12 Seafarers Injured
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • middleeasteyeIndia
  • telegramIndian Ministry of External Affairs
  • thehinduIndia
  • gcaptainIndia
  • tassOmani military
3 differing positions reported on location across 13 publishers; unresolved.
  • middleeasteyeoff Oman
  • telegramOman
  • thehinduStrait of Hormuz
  • feeds-feedburnerStrait of Hormuz
  • gcaptainStrait of Hormuz
  • shafaqnear Hormuz
  • aljazeeraStrait of Hormuz
  • splash247Hormuz
  • memonitornear Oman
  • thewirehindiहोर्मुज
  • maritime-executiveStrait of Hormuz
  • rtoff Oman
  • tassOman
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramFollowing
  • splash247latest
2 differing positions reported on status across 13 publishers; unresolved.
  • middleeasteyesays
  • telegramattack
  • thehinduhit
  • feeds-feedburnerattack
  • gcaptainSays
  • shafaqevacuates
  • aljazeeraattacked
  • splash247attack
  • memonitorhit
  • thewirehindiहमला
  • maritime-executiveInjured in Attack
  • rtattacked
  • tassevacuate
WhereOman
23.268, 57.671 ±400 km
First reported19 days ago
Published2026-10-06 10:50 UTC
Sources13
How this travelled.
Reports14Independent tellings13
13 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Tanker struck by projectile off the coast of Oman. 2026-10-06T10:50:57.080Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4821. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-06/india-says-12-injured-after-tanker-attacked-off-oman-2a0afdf4

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