Prestige Falcon, an oil tanker flagged under Comoros, on Tuesday reportedly capsized off the coast of Oman. After the incident, all the 16 crew members, which included 13 Indian nationals and 3 Sri Lankan nationals, onboard the tanker disappeared prompting the Maritime Security Centre (MSC) of Oman to launch a search and rescue operation. The incident occurred, while the vessel was en route to the Yemeni port city of Aden. The Maritime Security Centre (MSC) of the Omani Defence Ministry, confirmed the reports.
The MSC on Tuesday took to X, to report the incident, revealing that the tanker capsized 25 nautical miles Southeast of Ras Madrakah, close to the port town of Duqm.
The MSC, in its post, tweeted, “A Comoros flagged oil tanker capsized 25 NM southeast of Ras Madrakah. SAR Ops initiated with the relevant authorities.”
“Search and rescue operations have been initiated with the relevant authorities,” the MSC stated, without providing specific details on the cause of the incident.
The cause behind the capsize has not been specified yet, the sultanate’s Maritime Security Centre (MSC) said.
Efforts are being made to rescue the missing crew members.
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