The vessel has now been recognized as Status Falcon. (Representational)
New Delhi:
An oil tanker’s complete crew of 16, together with 13 Indians, went lacking after it capsized off the coast of Oman on Monday, the sultanate’s Maritime Safety Centre (MSC) mentioned.
The opposite three crew members have been Sri Lankans.
A Comoros-flagged oil tanker capsized 25 nautical miles southeast of Ras Madrakah close to the port city of Duqm, the MSC mentioned in a submit on X.
Updates relating to the latest capsizing incident of the Comoros flagged oil tanker southeast of Ras Madrakah pic.twitter.com/PxVLxlTQGD
— مركز الأمن البحري| MARITIME SECURITY CENTRE (@OMAN_MSC) July 16, 2024
The port of Duqm is situated on Oman’s southwest coast, near the Sultanate’s main oil and gasoline mining initiatives, together with a serious oil refinery that varieties a part of Duqm’s huge industrial zone, Oman’s greatest single financial undertaking.
The vessel has now been recognized as Status Falcon. “The crew of the ship are nonetheless lacking,” it mentioned, because the search continued.
The oil tanker was headed for the Yemeni port metropolis of Aden, based on transport web site marinetraffic.com.
The vessel is a 117-metre lengthy oil merchandise tanker in-built 2007, transport information confirmed.
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