Three French tourists were killed when a boat capsized off the coast of Oman, the Royal Oman Police said on Tuesday in a post on X.
The boat, carrying 25 people including a group of French tourists, a tour guide and the captain, was 2.5 nautical miles from Sultan Qaboos Port in the Gulf of Oman when it capsized.
In addition to those killed, two tourists sustained minor injuries.
In a statement, Oman’s Foreign Ministry expressed its condolences and deepest sympathy to the government and people of France, as well as to the families of the victims, and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
The ministry added that investigations are underway to determine the circumstances of the incident.
The Sultanate of Oman expresses its sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to the government and people of the French Republic, and to the families of the victims, following the capsizing of a tourist boat in the Wilayat of Muttrah, Muscat Governorate. Oman also expresses its…
— Oman News Agency (@ONA_eng) January 27, 2026
معلومات أولية تشير إلى انقلاب قارب على بعد 2.5 ميل بحري من ميناء السلطان قابوس بولاية مطرح، يضم فوجاً مكوناً من خمسة وعشرين سائحا من جنسية فرنسية بما فيهم المرشد السياحي وقبطان القارب، نتج عنه وفاة ثلاثة سائحين وإصابة اثنين بإصابات خفيفة جرى التعامل معهم من قبل طواقم الإسعاف… pic.twitter.com/bjnXrpDUz0
— شرطة عُمان السلطانية (@RoyalOmanPolice) January 27, 2026
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