1 casualty, 2 crew members missing after fire on ship near Oman: UKMTO
The UK Maritime Trade Organizations (UKMTO) Center said on Wednesday that it received a report of fire on a tanker, 20 nautical miles northeast of Sohar in Oman.
cumhuriyet.com.trThe agency said one casualty was reported and two crew members were missing in the incident.
"Local authorities have reported a tanker has experienced a fire in their engine room and are on the scene assisting with the evacuation of the crew. The vessel is reporting 1 casualty and 2 crew members missing," it added on the US social media platform X.
UKMTO did not specify the nature of the casualty, saying no environmental impact were reported, with authorities looking into the incident.
No further information was immediately available regarding the incident.