Boat Sinking off Oman Coast Kills Three French Tourists as Investigation into Cause Begins

Three French tourists died and two others were injured after a vessel carrying 27 people capsized approximately 4.6 kilometers from Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat.Local authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the accident involving 25 tourists following similar maritime rescues in Thailand and the Dominican Republic.The tragedy occurs as Oman seeks to triple its tourism numbers by 2040 and Trump deploys the USS Abraham Lincoln near the coast of Iran.