Three French tourists killed when boat capsizes off Oman coast

Rescue members carry a body following the report of French tourists being killed when a boat capsized off the coast of Oman, according to the Omani police, in Muttrah, Oman, in this handout image relased on January 27, 2026. Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority - Sultanate of Oman/Handout via REUTERS

DUBAI, Jan ‌27 (Reuters) - Three French ‌tourists were killed when ‌a boat capsized off the coast of Oman, the Omani ‍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 tipped over. In addition to those killed, two tourists sustained minor injuries.