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Crude oil tanker carrying 19 Indian seafarers hit off UAE coast, all crew evacuated

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 12 Nov, 18:46 IST, latest 12 Nov, 21:42 IST

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What we know

6 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 12 Nov, 18:46 IST; the latest is from NDTV at 12 Nov, 21:42 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusVerified
Reported by6 news organisations
First report12 Nov, 18:46 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 21:42 IST
DeskIndia

What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

The tanker, MT DOMINICA PROSPERITY, was drifting off Mina Saqr when it came under attack, according to Sonowal's post.
New Delhi: A Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker, carrying 19 Indian seafarers, was targeted in a projectile attack while drifting off Mina Saqr November 11, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said Thursday. Sonowal, in a social media post on X, said the…
All 19 Indian seafarers aboard a Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker were evacuated safely after the vessel came under a projectile attack off Mina Saqr in the UAE on Wednesday, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said on…
Amid rising regional instability threatening vital energy and trade chokepoints in West Asia, India has called for restraint and strict adherence to international maritime law to protect merchant vessels and Indian crew members traversing critical transit…

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