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Oman says it evacuated 16 crew members of Saudi Sidr vessel attacked by Iran
- Iran attacked a Saudi tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, leading to 16 crew evacuated by Oman and two seafarers killed
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Oman said it had evacuated 16 crew members from the Saudi-owned tanker Sidr, after it was attacked by Iran, according to a statement posted on X by its Maritime Security Centre.
The Sidr was one of two supertankers carrying Saudi oil that were reported hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz last Monday.
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Saudi Arabia said last Wednesday that the attack on the tanker, owned by national shipping company Bahri, had killed two Filipino seafarers.