India's Ministry of External Affairs said Tuesday that one Indian seafarer was killed and 13 others were rescued after an attack Monday on a commercial vessel near Limah, Oman^1,2,4.

The ministry identified the ship as MSV Al Jusufi and said 14 Indian nationals were on board^1,2,4. Union ports and shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal named the dead seafarer as Gandhar Nahim Ajij of Gujarat and said he died of injuries^1,4.

Sonowal said the vessel was struck by an unidentified aerial object on Nov. 2 while navigating near Oman's coast, and that the Omani Coast Guard rescued the 13 remaining crew after they evacuated^1,4. Times of India said the attack occurred Monday evening⁴.

The MEA said India's embassy in Oman is coordinating with Omani authorities on early repatriation of the survivors and of Ajij's remains^1,4.

Condemning the incident, the ministry called for immediate de-escalation of tensions in West Asia and for talks toward a diplomatic settlement^1,4. In a statement also posted on X, it said targeting of commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure in the region must end and that free navigation through international waterways should be restored in line with international law^1,4.

Reuters reported the same ministry confirmation of one Indian killed in an attack on a ship near Oman; its full article was not independently retrieved here³. Middle East Eye carried a brief restatement of the ministry's casualty figures without the seafarer's name or the aerial-object account².

Who carried out the attack, and whether the vessel was in Omani territorial waters or international waters, was not specified in the Indian statements cited by The Hindu and Times of India^1,4.