The crew of “Prestige Falcon” comprised 13 Indian nationals and three Sri Lankans, the Omani centre mentioned in a publish on the social media platform X. Shipping information by LSEG had proven the tanker capsized off Oman’s main industrial port of Duqm.
The 16-strong crew of a (*13*)-flagged oil tanker that capsized off Oman are nonetheless missing, the nation’s maritime safety centre mentioned on Tuesday, a day after the sinking was reported.
The crew of “Prestige Falcon” comprised 13 Indian nationals and three Sri Lankans, the Omani centre mentioned in a publish on the social media platform X. Separately, the centre instructed Reuters that the vessel stays “submerged, inverted”. It didn’t affirm whether or not the vessel had stabilised or whether or not oil or oil merchandise have been leaking into the ocean.
Shipping information by LSEG had proven the tanker was heading to the Yemeni port of Aden and capsized off Oman’s main industrial port of Duqm.
The vessel is a 117-metre-long oil merchandise tanker in-built 2007, the delivery information confirmed. Such small tankers are sometimes used for brief coastal voyages.
Omani authorities carried out a search-and-rescue operation on the scene in coordination with maritime authorities, Oman’s state information company reported late on Monday.
The port of Duqm is positioned on Oman’s southwest coast, near the sultanate’s main oil and gasoline mining tasks, including a significant oil refinery that varieties a part of Duqm’s huge industrial zone, Oman’s greatest single financial undertaking.
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