Engine Failure Led To Sinking Of Indian Vessel With 14 Nationals Off Oman: Embassy

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Last Updated:June 14, 2026, 18:30 IST

Indian Embassy in Muscat said all the 14 crew from Indian-flagged vessel Virat 1 were rescued.

Fourteen Indian crew members from a commercial vessel off the Oman coast were evacuated after an engine failure, the Embassy of India in Muscat said on Sunday. The incident occurred on the Indian-flagged merchant vessel Virat 1.

“It has emerged that the vessel experienced an engine failure, and the crew eventually transferred safely to a liferaft. Rescue operation is presently underway through ships in vicinity, under coordination of Omani authorities," the Indian Embassy said in a social media post.

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