A wooden dhow carrying general cargo with 18 Indian crew members caught fire and capsized near the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one Indian national dead and four others with burn injuries, a government source told news agency ANI.

The incident occurred on Friday near the strategic waterway, with authorities still trying to ascertain the exact cause of the fire. According to the source, the crew members were rescued by a passing vessel after the dhow caught fire and overturned.