Two Indian nationals, Captain Ashish Kumar from Bihar and crew member Dalip Singh from Rajasthan, were killed after oil tanker Skylight was attacked in the Gulf of Oman amid rising West Asia tensions. The Palau-flagged vessel carrying 20 crew members was struck near Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, though all others were evacuated safely, authorities said.
Amid the escalating tensions in West Asia, two Indian nationals have been killed in an attack on the oil tanker 'Skylight' in the Gulf of Oman. The two individuals have been identified as Captain Ashish Kumar from Bihar and crew member Dalip Singh from Rajasthan, reported NDTV.
The bones of Kumar and Singh were reportedly recovered; the bodies were burnt in the attack. Ashish’s bones were recovered from the captain’s cabin, reported NDTV, citing information provided by the government.
The Palau-flagged oil tanker, with 15 Indians and five Iranian seafarers on board, was struck off Oman’s Musandam Peninsula in an attack that followed drone strikes on the country’s Duqm port.
"The Maritime Security Centre announces that the oil tanker (SKYLIGHT), flying the flag of the Republic of (Palau), was targeted 5 nautical miles north of Khasab Port in the Musandam Governorate, and all crew members of the tanker, consisting of 20 individuals, including 15 holding Indian nationality and 5 of Iranian nationality--have been evacuated," Oman's Maritime Security Centre (MSC) said in a post that did not mention what struck the tanker.
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