US STRIKE SETS TANKER ABLAZE OFF OMAN, ALL 24 INDIAN CREW RESCUED

All 24 Indian crew members aboard a tanker have been rescued after the vessel was set ablaze off the coast of Oman following a United States strike. The crew had sent distress messages reporting that the ship was on fire and sinking. The tanker was unladen at the time of the strike. All crew members were recovered safely.

The distress calls prompted a rescue operation in the waters off Oman. The tanker sustained fire damage as a result of the US strike. The vessel had been carrying no cargo when it was hit. Crew members were brought to safety following the emergency response to their distress messages.

The incident marks a further instance of military action affecting commercial shipping in the wider region. The rescue of all 24 crew members confirms no fatalities resulted from the strike on the vessel. The tanker's condition following the fire remains a confirmed total loss of operational status based on reports of sinking. The event adds to a pattern of maritime disruption in waters off Oman and the surrounding area.