Three tourists drown after boat carrying 25 holidaymakers capsizes during sightseeing trip (Photos)

Three French tourists drowned in Oman after the boat they were in capsized in waters off the sultanate’s capital city of Muscat. The Royal Oman Police said the ship carried 25 French tourists, as well as a tour guide and a boat captain, when it capsized in the Gulf of Oman on Monday, January 26. It was gathered that three tourists d!ed and two suffered minor injuries. The police said in a short statement that ‘investigations are still ongoing to determine the circumstances of the incident’.  The two injured passengers were treated by Civil Defence and the Ambulance Authority in the region. The boat was 2.5 nautical miles from Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman when it tipped over. In a post on X, the upturned hull of a ship could be seen floating in the water. According to the Oman Daily Observer, the boat was on its way to the Ad Dimaniyat Islands, a popular location with tourists said to offer some of the best snorkelling in the region, about 26 miles from Muscat. The boat had set off from the Bandar al Rowdha marina, located at the foot of the Al Hajar Mountains.  The incident occurred at 9am, according to the newspaper, which cited one of the operators who said the conditions suddenly turned for the worse – though the state of the sea had been generally rough for days. Efforts are currently ongoing to provide support to the survivors and the families of the deceased. Oman, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, draws tourists from around the world for its diving and natural beauty, though the nation remains overshadowed as a destination by skyscraper-studded Dubai in the neighboring United Arab Emirates.  The post Three tourists drown after boat carrying 25 holidaymakers capsizes during sightseeing trip (Photos) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.