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An Indian died from aesculapian complications aboard the vas MT Celestial portion it was docked astatine Duqm Port in Oman, the Indian embassy successful Muscat said precocious Saturday (June 13, 2026).
The Indian ngo identified the deceased arsenic Nishanth Uirthanathan, who was connected committee MT Celestial. It stays successful adjacent interaction with Mr. Uirthanathan’s family.
The Embassy remains successful adjacent interaction with household members of the Indian nationalist Mr. Nishanth Uirthanathan who unluckily mislaid his beingness owed to aesculapian conditions, unit members of the vas and acrophobic authorities. Efforts are underway to facilitate the earliest possible…
— India successful Oman (Embassy of India, Muscat) (@Indemb_Muscat) June 14, 2026“Efforts are underway to facilitate the earliest imaginable disembarkation and repatriation of his mortal remains,” the embassy said successful a station connected social media.
India has much than 300,000 seafarers moving crossed planetary shipping fleets, according to authorities data. More than 18,000 Indian seafarers are employed successful West Asia, an authoritative successful the country’s shipping ministry said past week.
The decease comes days aft three Indian seafarers were killed successful a U.S. onslaught on a tanker disconnected Oman, triggering disapproval from the nationalist and absorption parties.
Opposition parties person urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rise the issue with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven acme aboriginal this week.
And connected Friday (June 12, 2026), India took the rare measurement of lodging a 2nd protest with the U.S. implicit a strike that took spot much than 3 months into the U.S.-Israeli warfare connected Iran.
The Ministry of External Affairs said it had summoned the U.S. chargé d’affaires to convey “its heavy interest implicit the usage of lethal and deadly unit against civilian shipping.”
The assemblage of 35-year-old Nishanth Uirthanathan, who died connected June 11, remained onboard for much than 2 days without due refrigeration, the Forward Seamen’s Union of India said connected societal media connected Saturday (June 13, 2026).
“Crew is utilizing acold h2o bottles successful a hopeless effort to dilatory decomposition – a horrifying and health-risking situation,” the Union said, sharing a video it said was from the tanker.
(With inputs from Reuters, PTI)
