25 evacuated from attacked Panamanian vessel

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The Royal Navy of Oman, in coordination with the Maritime Security Centre, has evacuated 25 crew members from the Panama-flagged merchant vessel RITI.

Sea-news.az reports this was stated in a post published on the X platform account of Oman’s Maritime Security Centre.

According to the statement, the vessel came under attack approximately 1.6 nautical miles off the coast of the Musandam Governorate, causing a fire to break out onboard.

The evacuated crew members were provided with necessary medical care.