Indian Navy Leads Rescue After Oil Tanker Fire in Gulf of Oman

Indian Navy's INS Tabar Rescues Fire-Hit Oil Tanker in Dramatic Arabian Sea Operation

Emergency at Sea:

🔥 Vessel: MT Yi Cheng 6 (Pulau-flagged oil tanker)

👨‍✈️ Crew: 14 Indian nationals

📍 Location: En route Kandla (India) to Shinas (Oman)

🆘 Distress Call: Engine room fire + total power failure

Navy's Swift Response:

⚓ INS Tabar Deployment:

Firefighting team inserted via ship’s boat & helicopter

13 naval personnel + 5 tanker crew battling blaze

Fire intensity "drastically reduced" as of latest update