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Vessels in Oman

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on board an Omani naval vessel east of Didamar light in the Straits of Hormuz with an outbound oil tanker and the Iranian coast in the background


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the coastal town of Kumzar, located 11 nautical miles to the south west of Didimar Light, that the Portuguese in the 16th century relied heavily on for seamen to man their vessels


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local vessels in the vicinity of the Musandam, south of the Straits of Hormuz


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The Earl Canning in Khwar as Shamm (Elphinstone Inlet)


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vessel outbound from Dubai


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H.M.S. Cyclamen, above, together with H.M.S. Lupin and Al Sa'idi were involved in the naval bombardment of Khasab and Qidah on 21 April 1930


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local vessel in the vicinity of the Musandam, south of the Straits of Hormuz, rounding the promontory of Ra's Shaikh Masud