Sixteen seafarers are missing after a product tanker capsized, Oman’s Maritime Security Centre says.
The 7,056-dwt Prestige Falcon (built 2007) was reported on Monday to have capsized 25 nautical miles (46 km) south-east of Ras Madrakah, Oman.
The centre said search and rescue operations were continuing on Tuesday for the 13 Indian nationals and three Sri Lankans on board the United Arab Emirates-owned and operated vessel.
Ship tracking data suggests that the Prestige Falcon was in the area of the reported casualty on Sunday.
Its last port of call was Al Hamriyah in the UAE a week ago and it was heading to the southern Yemen port of Aden, according to Kpler data.
It appears to have had an oil cargo on board, but there was no immediate word of any leak.
There was no suggestion that the casualty was linked to actions of Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have been targeting commercial shipping since last year.
The Prestige Falcon is listed as owned and operated by Netco FZE based in Al Hamriyah, according to ownership database Equasis.
The company owns and operates two other small product tankers, according to Equasis. It could not be immediately reached for comment.
The Oman authorities said on social media platform X that the tanker was flagged by the Comoros registry. The ship was last reported to have been inspected by port state control authorities in 2009.
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