Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:41am on 12 Oct 2026,Monday India Global
2 Indian seafarers are missing after a drone attack on the tanker MT Petro Dolphin off Oman on October 11. The vessel, which flies the Nicaragua flag, was carrying 11 Indian crew members. Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said nine crew members had been rescued and were safe. Search operations are underway to find the two missing sailors. The Indian Embassy in Muscat is in contact with local authorities and is monitoring the situation. In a separate incident, another tanker carrying 11 Indian seafarers was hit by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire onboard.
