Indian Coast Guard rescues 24 seafarers from missile-hit tanker MT Marivex off Oman coast

Smoke billows from the vessel MT Marivex after a missile attack in the Oman Search and Rescue Region (SRR). PIC/PTI

Twenty-four Indian seafarers were rescued from the Palau-flagged tanker MT Marivex, struck by US forces with missiles off the south-eastern coast of Oman on June 8, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said on Tuesday.

On June 8, the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received information about a missile attack on the tanker, while the vessel was anchored off Masirah, Oman.

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