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A search operation is ongoing for 16 missing crew members, including 13 Indians, after the oil tanker Prestige Falcon capsized off the coast of Oman. The vessel, en route to Yemen, sent a distress call before capsizing. Oman's maritime authorities and India's navy are involved in the rescue efforts. The tanker remains submerged and inverted, with no confirmation on whether its contents have spilled.
The 20 Indian crew members of the cargo ship Dali, which collided with a bridge in Baltimore, are still on the vessel, tending to daily tasks while officials work to clear the debris. The ship was en route to Sri Lanka with 4,700 containers when it lost power and struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The crew members are in good health, with one receiving stitches for a minor injury. It may take weeks to remove the debris and free the ship, and there is no exact timeline for extraction. Once investigations are complete, the crew may be swapped and sent home.
The Iranian Navy has seized an oil tanker carrying 24 Indian crew members that was headed for the US off the coast of Oman. The ship's Turkish owner, Advantage Tankers, claims that the crew members are in "no danger." The US Navy has ordered the immediate release of the ship in response to Iran's "continued harassment" in the Gulf seas. This is at least Tehran's fifth commercial vessel seizure in the last two years.