Distress call reveals panic aboard oil tanker hit by US missile in Gulf of Oman
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Ramola Talwar Badam
Summary
A distress call from the MT Marivex oil tanker reveals the panic after it was struck by a US missile in the Gulf of Oman, the first of three attacks on shipping this week. The 24 Indian crew members pleaded for urgent help as fire broke out and the vessel began sinking following a missile hitting the engine room.
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· 3 pulledThis is tanker Marivex. We have fire on board, we have fire on board and vessel is sinking.
US Navy attacked a missile on our engine room. We have a hole at the bottom. We have fire on board. please help … please help.
All crew Indian. 24 crew. Please help quickly. Please, we need immediate help.
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