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Nine of the 16-member crew of a Comoros-flagged oil tanker that capsized off Oman on Monday have been rescued, official sources said on Wednesday. Those rescued include eight Indians and one Sri Lankan national.
“Nine crew members from MT Falcon Prestige (eight Indian and one Sri Lankan) have been recovered alive during the search and rescue operations,” sources said on Wednesday, adding that the search and rescue operations to find the remaining crew members will continue in the area.
Meanwhile, the Indian embassy in Muscat is coordinating the operations with Omani authorities and Indian Navy, it said. “The embassy is coordinating search and rescue ops with Omani authorities and Indian Navy for MT Prestige Falcon, a Comoros flagged vessel that capsized off the coast of Oman on July 15,” it said.
It said the rescue had been conducted by INS Teg, deployed for the operation. “Nine crew including eight Indians have been rescued today by INS Teg. Search for the remaining survivors continues,” it posted on X.
The “Prestige Falcon”, a 117-metre oil product tanker, was heading to Aden in with a crew of 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans when it capsized off Oman’s major industrial port of Duqm. Oman’s Marine Security Centre said that the vessel remains ‘submerged’ and ‘inverted’.
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