Oman says it evacuated 16 crew members from Saudi tanker attacked by Iran
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- Oman said it evacuated 16 crew members from the Saudi-owned tanker Sidr after an attack attributed to Iran.
- The vessel was one of two Saudi oil tankers reportedly hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
- Saudi Arabia said two Filipino seafarers died, while the status of seven other crew members remained unclear.
Oman said it evacuated 16 crew members from the Saudi-owned tanker Sidr after the vessel was attacked by Iran, according to a statement from Oman's Maritime Security Centre posted on X.
The Sidr was one of two supertankers carrying Saudi oil that were reported hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz last Monday. Saudi Arabia said the attack on the vessel, owned by national shipping company Bahri, killed two Filipino seafarers.
The tanker had 25 crew members aboard. The status of the seven people who had not been accounted for was not immediately clear.
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Originally published by LBCI Lebanon in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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