Muscat: The Morale Guidance department at the Defence Ministry has announced the death of a staff member of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Petty Officer First Class Ali Abdurrahman Al Balushi, who died while performing his national duty.
Al Balushi was on active duty on board one of the RNO vessels currently taking part in a naval drill (Al Thamar Attayyib) carried out jointly with Pakistani naval forces.
A statement issued by the Morale Guidance also reported the injury of another RNO staff member, Able Rating Sultan Salim Al Sulaitni, who was immediately transported to a military hospital in Karachi where he received medical treatment.