Oman says oil tanker capsized off coast, 16 crew missing
Oman’s Maritime Safety Centre (MSC) identifies the vessel as Status Falcon, saying it had 16 crew on board – 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans.
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Muscat: A Comorian-flagged oil tanker capsized off Oman on Monday, the sultanate’s Maritime Safety Centre (MSC) stated, including {that a} search was below manner for its lacking crew of 16.

The MSC, which is run by the Omani defence ministry, didn’t specify the reason for the capsize.

In a submit on social media platform X, it stated a “Comoros-flagged oil tanker capsized” 25 nautical miles southeast of Ras Madrakah, close to the port city of Duqm on Monday.

Search and rescue operations have been “initiated with the related authorities,” it added, with out offering additional particulars.

In a press release on Tuesday, the MSC recognized the vessel as Status Falcon, saying it had 16 crew on board – 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans.

“The crew of the ship are nonetheless lacking,” it stated, because the search continued.

The vessel was headed for the Yemeni port metropolis of Aden, in keeping with delivery web site marinetraffic.com.