Yemen Monitor/Newsroom
The Aden Electricity Corporation, a government entity, denied on Wednesday that the oil tanker that capsized off the coast of Oman was intended for the city’s power plants.
In a statement, the corporation confirmed that this shipment, estimated at 5,000 tons, belonged to a trader and was intended for the commercial market, and had no relation to electricity fuel. It added that a diesel shipment of 33,000 tons, designated for Aden Electricity, had arrived last Saturday from the UAE’s ADNOC.
On Tuesday, the Omani Maritime Security Center reported that the crew of the oil tanker that capsized off the port of Duqm remained missing, a day after the tanker, flying the Comoros flag, was reported sunk.
The center stated in an X post that the tanker’s crew consisted of 16 people: 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans.
The center told Reuters that the tanker was still “submerged and overturned” and did not confirm whether the tanker had settled or if oil or petroleum products on board were leaking into the sea.
Shipping data from the London Stock Exchange Group showed that the tanker’s destination was Aden, Yemen.
The shipping data indicated that the sunken vessel was a 117-meter-long petroleum product tanker built in 2007. Such small tankers are typically used for short voyages only.
The official Omani News Agency reported that Omani authorities conducted a search and rescue operation at the scene of the incident in coordination with maritime authorities.
The port of Duqm is located on the southwestern coast of Oman near the Sultanate’s major oil and gas mining projects, including a major oil refinery that is part of the vast Duqm Industrial Zone, Oman’s largest single economic project.
