Video: Oman Evacuates Injured Crew Members From Oil Tanker Attacked In Strait Of Hormuz

Oman’s air force has evacuated 10 injured crew members from the Panama-flagged tanker On Peace after the vessel was hit by a projectile while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.

The attack injured 12 of the tanker’s 19 crew members and caused a fire on board, Oman’s Ministry of Defence said.

The vessel was hit on Tuesday, October 6, about nine nautical miles (17 km) off Oman’s Musandam governorate, northeast of Limah.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs said 11 of the 12 injured crew members were Indian nationals. There were 17 Indian nationals among the tanker’s 19 crew members.

The injured seafarers were taken to Khasab Hospital in Musandam for treatment after being evacuated with help from Omani authorities.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Attacks on commercial ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz have increased in recent weeks during the ongoing US-Iran war.

India has condemned the attack and called for an immediate end to attacks on commercial shipping.

It also said the targeting of commercial ships, seafarers and civilian infrastructure must stop and that navigation and trade through international waterways should be restored as soon as possible.

سلاح الجو السلطاني العُماني ينفّذ إخلاءً طبيا لعشرة أفراد من طاقم السفينة التجارية (ON PEACE). https://t.co/hJsHuRzFCF

— التوجيه المعنوي (@MG_MOD_OMAN) October 6, 2026

The On Peace was one of several commercial vessels attacked in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days. The LNG carrier Maran Gas Mystras was hit on Oct. 5, while the LPG carrier Vela Gas was attacked on Oct. 4.

The VLCCs Cameroon Prosperity and Ghana Prosperity were struck by unknown projectiles on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4, respectively.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) also reported an attack on Oct. 5 involving a tanker travelling outbound through the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker was hit by an unknown projectile.

At least seven tanker-related incidents have been reported in the past week, according to the source material.

The attacks have continued even though crude oil shipments through the waterway have returned to around pre-war levels.

Data from Kpler showed that the seven-day average of Middle East crude exports reached 18.3 million barrels per day (bpd) on Sept. 30. That compares with about 18 million bpd during the 12 months before the war.

Oil prices have also remained higher than before the war. Brent crude futures reached $101.51 a barrel on Tuesday, compared with $72.48 on Feb. 27, the day before the war began.

Indian seafarers have been among those affected by recent attacks in the region.

The Indian government said in July that at least 10 Indian seafarers had been killed since the war began in late February. Another attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz in September killed an Indian sailor.

In July, Iranian cruise missiles hit two UAE-linked tankers, MT Mombasa and MT Al Bahiyah, in Omani territorial waters. Indian crew member Rohan Kumar was killed, and 10 other Indian nationals were injured.

On Sept. 23, Indian sailor Suraj Yadav was killed when the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship MV Cape Dao was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.

The National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) condemned the latest attack and called on governments, maritime authorities, shipowners and other organisations to take steps to protect seafarers working in high-risk waters.

The On Peace is a 115,000-dwt LR2 tanker built in 2021. It is owned and operated by ONEX DMCC and managed by Anglo-Eastern Tanker Management, according to Pole Star Global’s PurpleTrac database.

The tanker is among 81 vessels listed by the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA).

The authority says the vessels on its list have violated Iran’s protocols for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. It says they could face restrictions on future passages, including fines, detention or confiscation.

References: Al Jazeera, India Today