Indian-flagged merchant ship attacked off Oman coast, all crew members safe

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that an Indian-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman on Thursday. All crew members are safe.

Deeming the attack as ""unacceptable", the MEA said that at the moment it is not known who carried out the attack.

"The attack on an Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman yesterday is unacceptable and we deplore the fact that commercial shipping and civilian mariners continue to be targeted," it said.

"All Indian crew on board are safe and we thank the Omani authorities for rescuing them," it said.

The MEA said India reiterates that targeting commercial shipping and endangering innocent civilian crew members, or otherwise impeding freedom of navigation and commerce, should be avoided.

(with PTI inputs)