NEW DELHI: Nine crew members from MT Falcon Prestige (8 Indians and 1 Sri Lankan) have been rescued during the search and rescue operations.
"Embassy is coordinating SAR ops with Omani authorities and Indian Navy for MT Prestige Falcon, a Comoros-flagged vessel that capsized off the coast of Oman on July 15th. 9 crew including 8 Indians have been rescued today by INS Teg.
The search for the remaining survivors continues," Indian Embassy in Oman said on X.
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)
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