Sixteen including 13 Indian nationals went missing after a Comoros-flagged oil tanker capsized off Oman, the country’s maritime security center said on Tuesday, a day after the sinking was reported.
According to the Omani center, 13 Indian nationals and three Sri Lankans were onboard the ship ‘Prestige Falcon’ when the accident occurred.
The vessel remains “submerged, inverted," Reuters news agency reported.
According to shipping website marinetraffic.com, the vessel departed from the port of Hamriya, in Dubai and was heading for the Yemeni port city of Aden.
Prestige Falcon is a 117-meter long oil products tanker manufactured in 2007.
