Indian marine engineer killed after Iran says it struck commercial ship off Oman
An Indian marine engineer is dead after a commercial vessel was struck off the coast of Oman on Sunday, according to Reuters, citing his family and the Indian consulate in Dubai.
Heramb Karmarkar, 30, was an engineer aboard the Cyprus-flagged GFS Galaxy, which Iranian authorities later said they had targeted off the coast of Oman on Sunday.
The ship and its 24-member crew were hit by an “unidentified projectile,” Reuters reported, citing Cyprus authorities.
Iran said it targeted the vessel after it attempted to transit through what Tehran described as an unauthorized route despite warnings to change course.
Vivek Tandon, Karmarkar’s father-in-law, told Reuters that the ship’s operating company informed him that Karmarkar had died.
Karmarkar is the second Indian national reported killed in the region this week. India’s Ministry of External Affairs said an Indian crew member aboard a UAE-flagged supertanker died after an Iranian cruise missile struck the vessel Tuesday.
Reuters contributed to this post.
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