Indian navy rescues sailors on tanker ablaze off Oman
Opesh Kumar Sharma: ‘There has been a fire reported on a vessel, MT Marivex, on which there were 24 Indian seafarers... all Indian seafarers are safe’
Images posted on social media by the Forward Seamen’s Union of India showed crew members being winched from the vessel by helicopter
June 08, 2026 13:03
MUMBAI: Indian navy helicopters airlifted 24 sailors off a tanker on fire off the coast of Oman on Monday, New Delhi officials said, without saying what caused the blaze.
