All 20 Indian crew members of MT Jalveer safely return home: Indian mission

All 20 Indian crew members of MT Jalveer, who were evacuated after their vessel came under attack off an Oman port, have now safely returned home, the Indian mission in Muscat said on Monday.

"Ambassador of India to Oman (Prashant Pise) interacted with the 20 Indian crew members of MT Jalveer in Muscat ahead of their repatriation to India and wished them a safe journey home," the Embassy of India in Oman said in a post on X.

The Indian mission "remains committed to extending prompt assistance and support to Indian nationals in distress and ensuring their welfare and safe return home," the post read.


The rescued Indians expressed their gratitude to the Indian mission and the Omani authorities for their prompt response and timely rescue of all the crew members.

"All 20 Indian crew members have now safely returned home," it added.

Crew members of the Guinea-Bissau-flagged MT Jalveer, carrying 20 Indians, were evacuated on Thursday after the vessel came under attack off an Oman port.

It was the third instance of a merchant ship with Indian crew members coming under attack from the US military off the Oman coast in the last four days.

The US forces disabled a Palau-flagged oil tanker carrying 24 Indian seafarers on June 8. All crew members of the vessel, MT Marivex, were safely rescued.

On Wednesday, the US struck another Palau-flagged tanker, MT Settebello, killing three out of the 24 Indian sailors on board.

On Thursday, India said that the three separate strikes on the Settebello, Marivex, and Jalveer "came from the US Navy".