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A Palau-flagged oil tanker was attacked near Oman’s Khasab Port on March 1, 2026, injuring four crew members amid escalating regional tensions following U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran.
A Palau-flagged oil tanker, the Skylight, was attacked about 5 nautical miles north of Khasab Port, Oman, on March 1, 2026, injuring four crew members and prompting the safe evacuation of all 20 crew, including 15 Indians and five Iranians.
The incident, occurring near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, marks the first time targets near Oman were hit during escalating regional hostilities following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran that reportedly killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and other senior officials.
Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on Gulf states, including a separate drone strike on Duqm port that injured one worker.
The U.S.-sanctioned tanker, linked to a shadow fleet transporting Iranian oil, had been anchored in Musandam since February 22.
No group has claimed responsibility, and the source of the attack remains undetermined.
Un buque petrolero con bandera de Palau fue atacado cerca del puerto de Khasab de Omán el 1 de marzo de 2026, hiriendo a cuatro miembros de la tripulación en medio de la escalada de tensiones regionales tras los ataques estadounidenses e israelíes en Irán.