Four injured after oil tanker attacked off Oman’s Khasab Port

2026-03-01 - 10:23

MUSCAT — Four people were injured in an attack on a Palau-flagged oil tanker north of Khasab Port in Oman, the country’s Maritime Security Center said Sunday.In a statement, the center said the tanker SKYLIGHT was targeted five nautical miles north of the port in the Musandam Governorate.“All 20 crew members, including 15 Indian nationals and 5 Iranian nationals, were evacuated,” the statement said.Four crew members sustained injuries of varying severity and were transferred for medical treatment, authorities added.The incident comes amid escalating regional tensions after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, followed by Iranian missile and drone retaliation.Iran on Sunday confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior officials in the Israeli and US attacks.