An Indian ship sank off the coast of southern Oman, drowning five Indian sailors and leaving nine others missing.

The ship MSV Shiv Sagar MNV 2169 sank near the southern Dhofar region of Oman on Saturday. The Gulf news reported, six sailors were rescued after the Omani coast guards and naval vessels launched a rescue operation but nine others are still missing.

The rescued sailors were initially taken to the Sadah Hospital for treatment.

The Indian sailors had travelled from Gujarat to Dubai and were headed towards Salalah when they were caught up in strong winds around the time tropical cyclone Keila passed through.

All the rescued sailors were from Gujarat.