{"id":23765,"date":"2026-09-13T15:21:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23765"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:21:52","slug":"unacceptable-india-condemns-attack-on-commercial-vessel-off-oman-13-indians-rescued-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23765","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Unacceptable&#8217;: India condemns attack on commercial vessel off Oman, 13 Indians rescued | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134207392,imgsize-135796,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/india-bound-vessel-hit-by-suspected-drone-attack-in-gulf-of-oman-all-crew-members-safe-sources.jpg\" alt=\"'Unacceptable': India condemns attack on commercial vessel off Oman, 13 Indians rescued\" title=\"India condemns attack, 13 of 14 Indian crew rescued from vessel off Oman (Representative image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"India condemns attack, 13 of 14 Indian crew rescued from vessel off Oman (Representative image)\">India condemns attack, 13 of 14 Indian crew rescued from vessel off Oman (Representative image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: India on Sunday condemned an attack on the commercial vessel MT El Gaia off the coast of Oman, saying 13 of the 14 Indian crew members onboard had been rescued while search and rescue operations continued for the missing Indian national.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the Indian Embassy in Oman was closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with Omani authorities. The statement came as an Iranian cargo vessel was also reported to have been struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian state media reporting one death and four injuries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cWe condemn the attack on the commercial vessel MT El Gaia off the coast of Oman earlier today. <!-- -->Of the 14 Indian crew onboard, 13 Indians have been rescued so far. Search and Rescue operations for the missing Indian national are continuing,\u201d the MEA said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The ministry said it had reiterated India&#8217;s call for immediate de-escalation and the use of dialogue and diplomacy to restore peace in the region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The MEA said the targeting of commercial shipping, seafarers, civilians and civilian infrastructure in the region was unacceptable.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>\u201cWe reiterate our call for immediate de-escalation of tensions and pursuance of dialogue and diplomacy to bring peace to the region. The targeting of commercial shipping, seafarers, civilians, and civilian infrastructure in the region is unacceptable,\u201d it said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>India also called for the restoration of safe navigation and commercial traffic through international waterways in the region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>\u201cWe also urge that free and safe navigation and flow of commerce through the international waterways in the region be restored at the earliest,\u201d the MEA said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The Indian statement came amid renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, where an Iranian cargo vessel was reportedly struck early Sunday near Qeshm Island.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Iranian state media said the attack killed one person and wounded four others. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitor separately said a vessel had been hit by a projectile while transiting the strait, triggering a fire and an evacuation operation, although it was not immediately clear whether it was the same incident.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Iran&#8217;s state-run IRNA quoted the governor of Qeshm as blaming a \u201cterrorist enemy\u201d for the attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Hours before the reported strike, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said: \u201cOur people can\u2019t be bullied into submission. Iran won\u2019t surrender,\u201d according to a social media post.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The attacks came a day before a planned meeting of foreign ministers from regional countries in Oman to discuss efforts by Iran and Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Iran has said that an agreement with Oman on managing the waterway would not automatically mean that the strait would be reopened to shipping. Pezeshkian told India Today TV on Saturday: \u201cThe waterway would be opened up on the condition that the U.S. will terminate its blockade.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/unacceptable-india-condemns-attack-on-commercial-vessel-off-oman-13-indians-rescued\/articleshow\/134203824.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India condemns attack, 13 of 14 Indian crew rescued from vessel off Oman (Representative image) NEW DELHI: India on Sunday condemned an attack on the commercial vessel MT El Gaia off the coast of Oman, saying 13 of the 14 Indian crew members onboard had been rescued while search and rescue operations continued for the 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