Oman evacuates injured crew from attacked tanker in Strait of Hormuz

• The Panama-flagged On Peace was hit by an unidentified projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, injuring 12 of its 19 crew members.
• Oman evacuated 10 injured crew members to Khasab Hospital. India said 17 of the 19 crew members were Indian, including 11 of those injured.

Twelve crew members were injured after a Panama-flagged oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to Indian and Omani authorities.

The vessel, On Peace, was hit on Tuesday about nine nautical miles, or roughly 17 kilometers, northeast of Limah in Oman’s Musandam Governorate, according to Oman’s Ministry of Defence. The strike triggered a fire aboard the tanker.

Oman’s Royal Air Force carried out a medical evacuation, transporting 10 injured crew members to Khasab Hospital in Musandam, where they received medical treatment. Omani authorities did not identify the party responsible for the attack.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs said the tanker had 19 crew members, 17 of whom were Indian nationals.

Of the 12 people injured in the attack, 11 were Indian, the ministry said. New Delhi expressed concern over the continued attacks on commercial shipping in the region and called for an immediate halt to such incidents.

India also called for the protection of commercial vessels and seafarers and for navigation and trade through international waterways to be restored.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations had earlier reported that a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile while traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

The tanker is managed by Anglo-Eastern Tanker Management and operated by ONEX DMCC, according to Reuters. Shipping data showed the vessel had previously been seen discharging fuel oil at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates in August.

The incident comes amid heightened tensions and a series of attacks involving commercial vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

At least seven other shipping incidents have been reported in the area over the past week, according to maritime intelligence cited by Al Jazeera. The waterway remains a critical route for global energy supplies, with disruptions posing risks to oil markets and international shipping.

The latest attack has further raised concerns over the safety of merchant vessels and crews operating through the strategic waterway.