NEW DELHI: 9 crew members from MT Falcon Prestige (8 Indians and 1 Sri Lankan) have been rescued during the search and rescue operations, news agency ANI reported citing sources. The search and rescue operations to find the remaining crew members will continue in the area. Indian Navy joined the operation Wednesday after Oman’s maritime center on Tuesday said the crew members were still missing.
A Comoros – flagged cargo vessel that capsized off the Oman coast has 13 Indians seafares and the Indian embassy in the Gulf nation is in contact with the concerned authorities, official sources said on Wednesday.The vessel, MT Falcon Prestige, transmitted a distress call around 2200 hours on July 14 off the coast of Oman, they said.
The merchant vessel has a crew of 16, of which 13 are Indian seafarers, the sources said, adding the vessel seems to have capsized.
“Our embassy in Oman is in constant touch with the Omani authorities. A search and rescue operation for the seafarers, coordinated by the Oman Maritime Security Center (OMSC), is on,” one of the sources said.
“The Indian Navy has also joined the search and rescue operations,” the source said.
(With agency inputs)
A Comoros – flagged cargo vessel that capsized off the Oman coast has 13 Indians seafares and the Indian embassy in the Gulf nation is in contact with the concerned authorities, official sources said on Wednesday.The vessel, MT Falcon Prestige, transmitted a distress call around 2200 hours on July 14 off the coast of Oman, they said.
The merchant vessel has a crew of 16, of which 13 are Indian seafarers, the sources said, adding the vessel seems to have capsized.
“Our embassy in Oman is in constant touch with the Omani authorities. A search and rescue operation for the seafarers, coordinated by the Oman Maritime Security Center (OMSC), is on,” one of the sources said.
“The Indian Navy has also joined the search and rescue operations,” the source said.
(With agency inputs)