An attack on the tanker On Peace in the Strait of Hormuz left twelve crew members injured, eleven of them Indian nationals, according to India's Foreign Ministry. Omani authorities carried out the evacuation from the stricken vessel, Al Jazeera reported, citing official statements.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most consequential shipping corridors, carrying roughly a fifth of global oil trade. An attack there — regardless of who carried it out — carries immediate implications for energy supply chains and for the sailors who work them. India's Foreign Ministry confirmed the nationality of the injured without detailing the severity of their wounds, and no figures were available for the twelfth crew member's status or origin.
Al Jazeera's report did not attribute responsibility for the attack, and no group had publicly claimed it at the time of publication. The broader regional context includes ongoing Houthi maritime operations — The Independent separately reported Houthi strikes on airports around the same period — though no direct link between that campaign and the On Peace attack has been established in either source.
What caused the attack, who ordered it, and the full condition of the crew remain unresolved.
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