The vessel has now been recognized as Status Falcon. (Representational)
New Delhi:
An oil tanker’s total 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 had 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 positioned on Oman’s southwest coast, near the Sultanate’s main oil and gasoline mining tasks, together with a serious oil refinery that kinds a part of Duqm’s huge industrial zone, Oman’s greatest single financial venture.
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, in accordance with transport web site marinetraffic.com.
The vessel is a 117-metre lengthy oil merchandise tanker in-built 2007, transport information confirmed.