UAE Coast Guard Rescues All 22 Crew From Burning Cargo Ship in Gulf of Oman

The United Arab Emirates National Guard said its Coast Guard Division rescued all 22 crew members of a cargo ship that caught fire in the Gulf of Oman. The statement was issued on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

According to the National Guard, the Coast Guard launched the operation after the ship's crew reported the fire on board. Specialised teams were sent out at once, located the vessel and evacuated the crew.

All 22 in stable condition

All 22 rescued crew members are Arab nationals. They received first aid on the spot and were handed over to the relevant authorities. The National Guard said all of them are in stable condition.

The statement left the ship itself unidentified. The National Guard did not name the vessel, disclose its flag or operator, give a precise location within the Gulf of Oman, or state the cause of the fire. Officials also did not say where the sailors were taken.

No link established to the Huda

There was no official indication that the fire resulted from hostile action. UAE authorities did not identify the rescued ship as the M/V Huda, and no verified information has established any connection between the fire and the American operation against the Huda, which Orbit Post has reported as a separate story. Readers should treat the rescue and the Huda operation as unconnected unless officials state otherwise.

Separately, UK Maritime Trade Operations said it had received a report on Saturday of an incident involving a bulk carrier and military forces in the Gulf of Oman, east of Khor Fakkan in the UAE. It is not clear whether that incident is linked to the fire.

The list of what officials did not say is long, and it shapes what can responsibly be reported. There is no confirmed ship name to check against tracking records, no flag state to ask for comment, no operator to contact, and no stated cause to test against the timeline of the fire. Until the National Guard or another authority adds those details, the confirmed story is the rescue itself: a crew of 22 reported a fire, coast guard teams reached the ship, and all 22 men came off alive and stable.

Second big rescue in a month

The same force carried out a similar rescue last month. On October 10, 2026, the UAE National Guard Coast Guard rescued 22 Asian nationals from an oil tanker that caught fire in the Arabian Gulf. Sunday's operation ended the same way, with the full crew brought off safely and no deaths reported.