A wooden boat carrying 10 people sank off the coast of the Wilayat of Taqa in Oman, leaving two dead and three injured.
Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) said in a statement: "The rescue teams of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Department in the Governorate of Dhofar dealt with the sinking of a wooden boat carrying 10 people of Asian nationality and loaded with a group of vehicles off the coast of the Wilayat of Taqa."
CDAA added that eight people were rescued from the accident, of which three suffered moderate injuries.
The survivors have received necessary treatment at a hospital.