9 Indian seafarers rescued · 2 missing
Oil tanker incident
Petro Dolphin — drone attack at Sohar anchorage
11 October 2026
Off Sohar, Oman (approximate coastal reference)
Map
24.5000, 56.7500
What happened
India’s shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said Petro Dolphin was attacked by a drone at Sohar anchorage on 11 October. Nine of the 11 Indian seafarers were rescued and two remained missing in the reviewed update; search and rescue continued. Missing is not a confirmed death classification. Damage, pollution and attacker were not established. This is separate from the Valthera account in the Strait of Hormuz. VesselFinder lists Petro Dolphin as IMO 1072294. No reusable photograph of the verified vessel was established; similarly named PVT Dolphin is a different ship and is not used.
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- Vessel / facility
- Oil-products tanker; vessel directory lists IMO 1072294
- Cargo
- Not disclosed
- Attack
- Drone attack reported by Indian shipping minister
- Weather context
- Loading…
- Latitude
- 24.5000°
- Longitude
- 56.7500°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Approximate Sohar coastal reference, not a verified anchorage or impact coordinate.