[5][6] On his arrival in Muscat, Ali Beg landed a party of men near the fort and dispatched his galliots with instructions that once they reached the harbor of the fort, they would heavily bombard it to draw the attention of the inhabitants in their direction, and Ali Beg would attack them from behind,[7] with the support of some local Muslims.

Seeing that they were unprepared for any defense, they escaped from the fort,[8] and the Ottomans killed some Portuguese.

[11] Only a few of them escaped with their property,[12] and Ali Beg sacked the city for six days.

The Ottomans captured three Portuguese galliots alongside a king's ransom and stolen merchandise.

[13][14] News of this success quickly spread throughout the western Indian Ocean, establishing Ali Beg's corsa skills and setting the stage for his future expeditions on the Swahili Coast.