An Indian sailor was killed on Wednesday when a merchant ship was attacked, reportedly by two torpedoes, off the coast of Oman. It was the latest deadly incident affecting Middle East shipping, but neither Iran nor the US claimed responsibility for the strike. The ship, the MV Cape Dao, was sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda with 28 crew members on board. The attack resulted in a fire in the engine room and the death of one crew member, said Oman's Maritime Security Centre. An Omani warship came to the bulk carrier's rescue, with 27 people rescued and given medical treatment. The incident took place 4.6km off Musandam, an Omani exclave that borders the UAE. The Indian embassy in Muscat said it was "deeply saddened" that one of its citizens had been killed in the attack. It said 19 of the crew were Indian. A Royal Navy of Oman vessel, in cooperation and coordination with the relevant authorities, carried out an evacuation operation for the crew of the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged merchant vessel CAPE DAO.A total of 27 crew members were evacuated and provided with the necessary… pic.twitter.com/yA70Hm14Yy— مركز الأمن البحري| MARITIME SECURITY CENTRE (@OMAN_MSC) September 23, 2026A sailors' group, the Forward Seamen's Union of India, identified the person killed as Suraj Yadav from Uttar Pradesh. It said two torpedoes had struck the ship, hitting the engine room and sail...
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