One dead, nine rescued off Oman’s coast after oil tanker sinks
5 months ago

One dead, nine rescued off Oman’s coast after oil tanker sinks

Al Jazeera  

Nine people rescued from 16-strong crew of Indian and Sri Lankan nationals as search ongoing for others. Rescuers have saved nine crew members and retrieved the body of another after their oil tanker went down off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. The search teams responded to the tanker, MT Prestige Falcon, after it keeled over late on Monday some 25 nautical miles from Oman’s Ras Madrakah, said the country’s maritime security agency on Wednesday. India’s navy has been deployed continuously around the Arabian Sea since 2008 and has assisted in numerous rescue operations in the past year following a surge in regional piracy attacks. The Chios Lion, an oil tanker, likely spilled oil after a Houthi drone slammed into its port side, with a 220km long oil slick located along Yemen’s coast after the attack, according to the Conflict and Environment Observatory.

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12 crew members of sunken vessel rescued in joint effort by India, Pakistan
2 weeks, 4 days ago

12 crew members of sunken vessel rescued in joint effort by India, Pakistan

The Hindu  

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MT Falcon Prestige: 8 out of 13 Indians rescued from vessel capsized off Oman coast
5 months ago

MT Falcon Prestige: 8 out of 13 Indians rescued from vessel capsized off Oman coast

Hindustan Times  

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Indian Navy rescues oil tanker crew in Oman
5 months ago

Indian Navy rescues oil tanker crew in Oman

Firstpost  

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Navy Rescues 9 Crew Members, Including 8 Indians, From Capsized Oil Tanker Near Oman
5 months ago

Navy Rescues 9 Crew Members, Including 8 Indians, From Capsized Oil Tanker Near Oman

News 18  

The Indian Navy on Wednesday successfully rescued nine crew members, including eight Indians and one Sri Lankan, during a search and rescue operation after a Comorian-flagged oil tanker ‘Prestige Falcon’ capsized off the Oman coast. “Search and rescue operations have successfully found 10 crew members of the oil tanker Prestige Falcon, 9 found alive. The search and rescue operations continue …

13 Indians among 16 crew members missing after oil tanker capsizes off Oman
5 months, 1 week ago

13 Indians among 16 crew members missing after oil tanker capsizes off Oman

Firstpost  

The crew of “Prestige Falcon” comprised 13 Indian nationals and three Sri Lankans, the Omani centre said in a post on the social media platform X The 16-strong crew of a Comoros-flagged oil tanker that capsized off Oman is still missing, the country’s maritime security centre said on Tuesday, a day after the sinking was reported. The crew of “Prestige …

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