India condemns shipping attacks after 11 sailors injured in Hormuz
An attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz injured 11 Indian crew members, prompting evacuations to Oman and renewed Indian calls to stop targeting commercial shipping.
By Hushread Stories, written with AI from 12 outlets · First published 7 Oct 2026 · Chapter 2 of 2
Earlier: Eleven Indian Sailors Injured in Tanker Attack off Oman
In brief
- A projectile struck a Panama flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman.
- Twelve crew members were injured in the attack, including 11 Indian nationals, according to India's foreign ministry.
- Reports say injured crew were evacuated to Oman, but differ on how many people were evacuated.
- India condemned attacks on vessels in both the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea.
- The Ministry of External Affairs called for attacks on commercial shipping to end and urged dialogue and diplomacy.
Timeline · 4 moments
India condemns attacks in Hormuz and Black Sea
Times of India ↗Oman carries out medical evacuation of tanker crew
Middle East Eye ↗Twelve injured aboard tanker carrying mostly Indian crew
Le Monde ↗Projectile strikes commercial tanker passing through Strait of Hormuz
Scroll.in ↗How it started
A commercial tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz, off Oman, was hit by a projectile on October 6. Eleven Indians were injured, Scroll.in reported, citing the Ministry of External Affairs.
The Panama-flagged tanker was identified as On Peace by Al Jazeera. Its report said India's Foreign Ministry put the total number of injured crew members at 12, including the 11 Indian nationals.
How it unfolded
Coverage on October 6 established that most of the tanker's crew were Indian. According to Le Monde, the vessel carried 19 crew members, 17 of them Indian, citing the ministry.
Oman helped evacuate the injured. Middle East Eye reported on October 6 that Oman carried out a medical evacuation for 10 crew members. Business Line, reporting the same day, said all 12 injured crew members had been evacuated. The supplied reports do not explain the difference in those counts.
India's response extended beyond the tanker attack. On October 6, Times of India reported that the Ministry of External Affairs condemned attacks on vessels in both the Black Sea and the Strait of Hormuz and urged an end to hostilities.
By October 7, Al Jazeera was also reporting the evacuation of injured crew to Oman. Its coverage repeated the ministry's figure of 11 Indians among the 12 injured.
Where it stands
India is calling for an end to the targeting of commercial shipping. According to The Hindu, the Ministry of External Affairs expressed grave concern for the safety of global commerce and said it would continue to call for dialogue and diplomacy to end the ongoing conflicts.
The supplied coverage gives substantially more detail about the Hormuz attack than the Black Sea incidents. Times of India India reported India's condemnation of attacks on seafarers in the Black Sea on October 7, but the supplied summary does not identify the vessels or give casualty figures there.
What to watch
The immediate unanswered questions concern the injured sailors' condition and the evacuation count. The supplied coverage does not give a medical update, and the differing totals reported by Middle East Eye and Business Line remain unexplained.
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