Oman evacuates injured crew from attacked tanker in Strait of Hormuz

India’s Foreign Ministry says 11 out of 12 injured crew members on board the On Peace are Indian nationals.

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026 [Reuters]

Oman’s air force has evacuated 10 crew members of a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker following an attack in the Strait of Hormuz.

The On Peace tanker was struck 9 nautical miles (about 17km) off the Omani port city of Limah on Tuesday, according to the Omani Ministry of Defence. The attack set off a fire on board the vessel.

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“The crew members were transported to the Khasab hospital in Musandam governorate and received medical treatment,” the ministry said in a statement on X.

No group has claimed the attack so far.

It comes as security in the Strait of Hormuz continues to deteriorate amid the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.

India’s foreign ministry, the Ministry of External Affairs, said at least 12 of the ship’s 19 crew members were injured when a projectile hit the vessel as it transited the strait. Seventeen of the 19 crew members were Indian nationals, it said, as were 11 of the injured.

“The continuing incidents of attacks on shipping in the region remain a cause of deep concern for India,” the ministry said. “We reiterate our call for an immediate cessation of such attacks in the interests of peace and stability in the region.”

India is one of the largest contributors of sailors to merchant shipping worldwide. The Indian government said in July that at least 10 Indian seafarers had been killed since the US-Israel war on Iran began in late February. Another attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz in September also killed an Indian sailor.

Iran effectively closed the waterway after the US-Israel war began on February 28. It has frequently attacked commercial vessels that do not use its designated route in the waterway, and has said it wants to charge ships for passage.

At least seven other incidents involving tankers have been reported in the past week, according to Marisks, a shipping intelligence service.

Despite the attacks, oil exports from the Middle East have risen to pre-war levels in recent weeks.

The seven-day moving average of Middle East crude exports reached 18.3 million barrels per day (bpd) on September 30, compared with about 18 million bpd on average in the 12 months before the war, according to provisional data from Kpler, a data firm.

Still, prices remain high, with Brent crude futures rising to $101.51 a barrel on Tuesday, compared with $72.48 the day before the war began.

印度外交部表示，“和平号”邮轮上 12 名受伤船员中有 11 人是印度公民。

2026年10月2日，从阿曼穆桑达姆看到的霍尔木兹海峡中的船只 [路透社]

在霍尔木兹海峡遭到袭击后，阿曼空军撤离了一艘悬挂巴拿马国旗的油轮上的 10 名船员。

据阿曼国防部消息，周二，“和平号”油轮在阿曼港口城市利马以西9海里（约17公里）处遭到袭击，船上起火。

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霍尔木兹号船只袭击事件激增（共 3 例，此为第 2 例）：石油出口增加是否可持续？

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“机组人员被送往穆桑达姆省的哈萨布医院接受治疗，”该部在一份声明中表示。

目前还没有任何组织声称对此次袭击负责。

在美国和以色列对伊朗发动战争的背景下，霍尔木兹海峡的安全局势持续恶化。

印度外交部表示，这艘船在穿越海峡时遭到一枚炮弹袭击，船上19名船员中至少有12人受伤。外交部称，19名船员中有17人是印度公民，受伤的12人中也有11人是印度公民。

“该地区持续发生的袭击航运事件仍然令印度深感关切，”印度外交部表示。“我们再次呼吁立即停止此类袭击，以维护该地区的和平与稳定。”

印度是全球商船海员的主要来源国之一。印度政府7月份表示，自2月底美以对伊朗发动战争以来，至少有10名印度海员丧生。9月份在霍尔木兹海峡发生的另一起货船袭击事件中，也有一名印度海员遇难。

自2月28日美以战争爆发以来，伊朗实际上已经关闭了这条水道。伊朗经常袭击不走其指定航线的商船，并表示希望向过境船只收取费用。

据航运情报服务机构 Marisks 称，过去一周至少还报告了七起涉及油轮的事故。

尽管发生了袭击事件，但近几周来，中东的石油出口量已回升至战前水平。

根据数据公司 Kpler 的初步数据，截至 9 月 30 日，中东原油出口的七日移动平均值达到每日 1830 万桶，而战前 12 个月的平均水平约为每日 1800 万桶。

尽管如此，油价依然居高不下，布伦特原油期货周二上涨至每桶 101.51 美元，而战争爆发前一天的价格为每桶 72.48 美元。