Overview
- Royal Oman Police said the tourist boat overturned about 2.5 nautical miles from Port Sultan Qaboos near Muscat.
- The vessel was carrying 25 French nationals along with a tour guide and the captain, according to the police statement on X.
- Two people sustained minor injuries and were treated on site as Omani coastguard and emergency teams conducted evacuations.
- A passenger told French media the boat filled with water quickly and that not everyone had time to put on life jackets, a detail not yet confirmed by investigators.
- Officials have not provided a cause as the probe begins in a country that recorded roughly 4 million visitors in 2024.