Iranian gunboat targets container ship off Oman coast: maritime agency
- 22-Apr-2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: An Iranian gunboat fired at a container ship off the coast of Oman on Wednesday, causing damage but no casualties, a British maritime security agency said. “The master of a container ship reported that the vessel was approached by one IRGC gunboat… that then fired upon the vessel, which has caused […]
Arabian Sea Depression near Oman Coast, to weaken in low-pressure area
- 15-Oct-2024
KARACHI: The Depression over West-central Arabian Sea slowly moving westwards to Oman coast and weaken gradually into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours, according to a weather report. The system moved further westward during past 10 hours and now lies at around Latitude 16.0N and Longitude 60.8E, at a distance of about 1190km […]
Cyclone Shaheen to cross Oman coast during early hours of Monday
- 03-Oct-2021
KARACHI: The Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Shaheen’ likely to cross Oman coast during early hours of October 4 (Monday), the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in its alert on Sunday. Presently the cyclonic storm lies over Northwest Arabian Sea and adjoining Gulf of Oman near latitude 24.4North and longitude 59.4East, at a distance of 780 km […]
Cyclone Hikka develops in Northeast Arabian Sea near Karachi
- 23-Sep-2019
The met office had predicted that the cyclone will move westward to Oman coast and none of Pakistan coastal area was under any threat from this cyclonic system.