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Indian crew member missing after Iranian attack on ship off Oman coast is dead, family says

By Reuters 15 July 2026, 10:18 am

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An Indian national who went missing after an attack on commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman is dead, his father-in-law says.

Heramb Karmarkar, 30, was a marine engineer on the Cyprus-flagged container ship that was attacked off the coast of Oman on Sunday.

The vessel, with 11 Indians in its 24-member crew, was struck by an “unidentified projectile,” Cyprus authorities had said.

Iran said it had struck the ship after it attempted to transit through an unauthorized route despite warnings to correct its course.

Karmarkar’s father-in-law, Vivek Tandon, says the company operating the vessel had informed him of his son-in-law’s death.

India’s foreign ministry does not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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