Sixteen crew members missing after oil tanker capsizes off Oman coast
Jul 17, 2024
Muscat [Oman], July 17: Sixteen crew members were missing after their Comorian-flagged oil tanker capsized off the coast of Oman, the sultanate's Maritime Security Centre (MSC) said on Tuesday.
The MSC, which is run by the Omani Defence Ministry, said in a post on social media platform X that a "Comoros-flagged oil tanker capsized" south-east of Ras Madrakah in the country's centre.
Search and rescue operations were underway, the MSC said without providing further details.
The statement identified the vessel as the Prestige Falcon and said it had 16 crew on board, 13 Indian nationals and three individuals from Sri Lanka.
"The crew of the ship are still missing," it added.
The vessel was headed for the Yemeni port city of Aden, according to the ship tracking service Marinetraffic. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
