Oman. An oil tanker capsized in the sea near Oman. It was carrying 16 people including 13 Indians and 3 Sri Lankans. It is said that all of them are missing.
Oman’s maritime security center has informed the micro-blogging website ‘X’ that the ship has capsized. Search and rescue operations were started as soon as information was received that the ship had sunk. It is said that the 16 crew members on board are missing.
The tanker, named Prestige Falcon, had departed from the Hamria port in Dubai. The tanker was on its way to Aden port in Yemen. It had the flag of the African country of Comoros.
The oil tanker capsized about 46 km southeast of Ras Madrakah near the port city of Duqm. The search and rescue operation for the crew member has been ongoing for two days. It is said that the tanker has sunk upside down in the sea and there is no information about whether there has been an oil leak. Agency