Oman says oil tanker's entire crew missing after ship capsized off coast

All 16 members of the Comoros-flagged Prestige Falcon tanker are missing after the ship capsized on its way to Yemen's port of Aden, officials say.

Muscat, Oman — An oil tanker capsized off the coast of Oman Monday, the sultanate's Maritime Security Center said, adding that a search was under way for its missing crew of 16. The MSC, which is run by the Omani defense ministry, did not specify the cause of the capsize. In a post on social media platform X, it said a 'Comoros-flagged oil tanker capsized' 25 nautical miles southeast of Ras Madrakah, near the port town of Duqm on Monday.

The war in the already impoverished nation has left tens of thousands of people dead and created one of the most dire humanitarian crises on the planet. It is viewed largely as a proxy war between two regional powers — Shiite Muslim-ruled Iran, backing the Houthis, and Saudi Arabia, which is ruled by a Sunni Muslim monarchy.

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