Crew Evacuated After Vessel Carrying Indian Seafarers Attacked Off Oman's Shinas Port

PTI, June 11, 2026, Dubai: Crew members of a tanker carrying 20 Indians were evacuated on Thursday after the vessel came under attack off Oman's Shinas port, Indian officials said.

This was the third instance of a merchant ship with Indian crew members coming under attack from the American military off the coast of Oman in the last four days. One of the attacks killed three Indian seafarers.

"Evacuation of crew from MT Jalveer to Shinas port is being coordinated with assistance from Royal Navy of Oman, and shall soon be completed," the Indian Embassy in Muscat said in a post on X.

Earlier, the mission had said it was "closely monitoring" an incident involving a vessel off Shinas port and was coordinating with local authorities for details.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) later confirmed that the ship had come under attack.

"These attacks came from the US Navy that is stationed there," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a press briefing in New Delhi while responding to a question on the incidents involving the vessels.

It was the first public acknowledgement of the US Navy targeting ships with Indian crew.

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said MT Jalveer had 20 Indian seafarers on board, and all were reported to be safe.

The US Central Command said in a statement that it disabled the Guinea-Bissau-flagged MT Jalveer for allegedly violating its blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil.