{"id":28091,"date":"2024-07-17T03:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T02:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/oil-tanker-capsizes-off-oman-coast-13-indians-among-16-missing-crew-members\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T03:02:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T02:02:00","slug":"oil-tanker-capsizes-off-oman-coast-13-indians-among-16-missing-crew-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/oil-tanker-capsizes-off-oman-coast-13-indians-among-16-missing-crew-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil Tanker Capsizes Off Oman Coast: 13 Indians Among 16 Missing Crew Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An oil tanker, named &#8216;Prestige Falcon,&#8217; carrying 16 crew members capsized off the coast of Oman. The crew of the oil tanker included 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans, as confirmed by Oman&#8217;s maritime security centre on Tuesday. The vessel capsized 25 nautical miles southeast of Ras Madrakah, near the Omani port of Duqm, on Monday.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe vessel was en route to Yemen&#8217;s Aden Port when the incident occurred. Search and rescue operations are ongoing to locate the missing crew members.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oman reports that the entire crew of the Comoros flagged Prestige Falcon oil tanker is missing after the vessel capsized off the coast.<\/p>\n<p>The ship had 16 crew members on board, including 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ylrKYqsg9Q\">pic.twitter.com\/ylrKYqsg9Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTI_News\/status\/1813266352917925906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Current Status of the Vessel<\/h2>\n<p>According to the reports, the &#8216;Prestige Falcon&#8217; remains submerged and inverted. However, there has been no confirmation regarding the vessel&#8217;s stabilization or whether oil or oil products are leaking into the sea, as per a statement from Oman&#8217;s maritime security centre to Reuters.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Prestige Falcon&#8217; is a 117-meter-long oil products tanker, built in 2007, typically used for short voyages.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDuqm Port, located on Oman&#8217;s southwest coast, plays a crucial role in the country&#8217;s oil and gas industry. It is a major hub for oil and gas mining projects and houses a significant oil refinery within its vast industrial zone, which is considered Oman&#8217;s largest economic project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An oil tanker, named &#8216;Prestige Falcon,&#8217; carrying 16 crew members capsized off the coast of Oman. 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