The Indian Navy introduced on Wednesday that it had rescued 9 crew members of the oil tanker (MT Status Falcon) within the Arabian Sea, most of them Indians, and the seek for the opposite seven folks was ongoing.
The Indian Navy mentioned in an announcement that eight Indians and one different crew member have been rescued, noting that Indian and Omani groups have been persevering with to seek for the others.
The assertion mentioned the tanker crew included 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans.
The 117-meter (383-foot) Comoros-flagged Status Falcon was carrying a cargo of petroleum merchandise from the port of Hamria within the United Arab Emirates to the port of Aden in Yemen, in line with ship monitoring web site MarineTraffic.com.
The oil tanker MT Status Falcon capsized late Monday within the Arabian Sea about 25 nautical miles (29 miles) southeast of Ras Madrak in Oman, in line with Oman’s Maritime Security Middle.
It was unclear what brought on the capsizing and the situation of the tanker and its cargo, however the Indian Navy, which has despatched a warship to help within the search, mentioned rescue groups have been coping with tough seas and powerful winds.
