10/06/2026
The United States military attacked and disabled an unladen oil tanker, the Palau-flagged MT Marivex, in international waters in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of Oman. The vessel was transiting towards Iran when it was targeted.The strike occurred after the ship allegedly violated a US blockade of Iranian ports and the crew failed to comply with instructions from US forces. A US warplane fired a precision munition into the ship's engineering spaces. Fortunately, all 24 Indian crew members on board survived the strike and fire, and were safely rescued by Omani authorities. 🇮🇳