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Tug saved crew of sinking boat
The "OLNG Masirah" was dispatechd to rescue the ten sailors of the wooden boat Jay Swree Sagar" off the Oman coast. The Coastguard and Oman LNG marine team were attending too to the boat which was in distress eight nautical miles off Sur. The ship was enroute from Dubai to Somalia when it was caught in adverse weather conditions. As soon as the Coastguard received a distress call from the master, a rescue team rushed to the spot. Receiving a request from the coast guard, Oman LNG chartered the "OLNG Masirah" to rescue the boat and its crew. Whilst on passage to the accident scene, the crew of the tug took onboard four of the boat crew but could not manage to tow the boat to shore. Report with photo: http://timesofoman.com/article/61297/Oman/Transport/Oman-LNG-supports-police-call-in-a-rescue-operations
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