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Oman says oil tanker’s entire crew missing after ship capsized off coast
Muscat, Oman — An oil tanker capsized off the coast of Oman Monday, the sultanate’s Maritime Security Center (MSC) said, adding that a search was under way for its missing crew of 16. The MSC, which is run by the Omani defense ministry, did not specify the cause of the capsize.
In a post on social media platform X, it said a “Comoros-flagged oil tanker capsized” 25 nautical miles southeast of Ras Madrakah, near the port town of Duqm on Monday.
Search and rescue operations were “initiated with the relevant authorities,” it added, without providing further details.
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In a statement on Tuesday, the MSC identified the vessel as the Prestige Falcon oil tanker, saying it had 16 crew on board — 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans.
“The crew of the ship are still missing,” it said, noting that the search continued.
The vessel had been headed for the Yemeni port city of Aden, according to shipping website marinetraffic.com, which said it departed from the port of Hamriya, in Dubai.
Aden is the last major Yemeni city held by the country’s internationally recognized government, which has been engaged in a civil war since 2014 with the Iran-backed Houthi rebel movement.
The war in the already impoverished nation has left tens of thousands of people dead and created one of the most dire humanitarian crises on the planet. It is viewed largely as a proxy war between two regional powers — Shiite Muslim-ruled Iran, backing the Houthis, and Saudi Arabia, which is ruled by a Sunni Muslim monarchy.
The Houthis have waged a damaging campaign of missile and drone attacks on international shipping in the strategic waters of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which are on the opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula from Oman. There was no indication that the Prestige Falcon had been caught up in the Houthi bombardment, which included strikes targeting ships more than 1,000 miles away in the Red Sea as recently as Monday.
The Yemeni rebels say the attacks are in support of the Palestinian people amid Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The strikes have targeted not only commercial vessels — including one deadly attack — but U.S. and allied warships in the region.
U.S. and British forces have targeted Houthi missile and drone launch sites in Yemen with missile strikes for months, but the joint operations have had little impact on the rebels’ ability to launch attacks.
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Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa leaves field with concussion after collision with Bills’ Damar Hamlin
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was ruled out of Thursday night’s game with the Buffalo Bills because of a concussion after colliding with defensive back Damar Hamlin and hitting the back of his head against the turf.
Tagovailoa, who has a history of dealing with head injuries, remained down for about two minutes before getting to his feet and walking to the sideline after the play in the third quarter. He made his way to the tunnel not long afterward, looking into the stands, appeared to smile and departed for the locker room.
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The Dolphins needed almost no time before announcing it was a concussion.
Tagovailoa, who sustained multiple concussions his first three NFL seasons, positioned himself for a big pay bump with an injury-free and productive 2023. He threw for 29 touchdowns and a league-best 4,624 yards.
He signed a four-year, $212 million extension before this season and was the NFL’s leading passer in Week 1 this season. Tagovailoa left the game with the Dolphins trailing 31-10, which held as the final score.
Tagovailoa was hurt on a fourth-down keeper with about 4:30 left in the third. He went straight ahead into Hamlin and did not slide, leading with his right shoulder instead.
He wound up on his back, both his hands in the air and Bills players immediately pointed at Tagovailoa as if to suggest there was an injury. Dolphins center Aaron Brewer quickly did the same, waving to the sideline.
Tagovailoa eventually got to his feet. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel grabbed the side of his quarterback’s head and gave him a kiss on the cheek as Tagovailoa departed. Skylar Thompson came into the game to take Tagovailoa’s spot.
Hamlin was the player who suffered a cardiac arrest after making a tackle during a Monday night game in January 2023 at Cincinnati, causing the NFL to suspend a pivotal game that quickly lost significance in the aftermath of a scary scene that unfolded in front of a national television audience.
Tagovailoa’s history with concussions — and how he has since worked to avoid them — is a huge part of the story of his career, and now comes to the forefront once again.
He had at least two concussions during the 2022 season. He was hurt in a Week 3 game against Buffalo and cleared concussion protocol, though he appeared disoriented on that play but returned to the game.
The NFL later changed its concussion protocol to mandate that if a player shows possible concussion symptoms — including a lack of balance or stability — he must sit out the rest of the game.
Less than a week later, in a Thursday night game at Cincinnati, Tagovailoa was concussed on a scary hit that briefly knocked him unconscious and led to him being taken off the field on a stretcher.
His second known concussion of that season came in a December game against Green Bay, and he didn’t play for the rest of the 2022 season.
Going into last season, Tagovailoa added muscle and spent time studying jiu-jitsu in an effort to learn how to fall more safely and try to protect himself against further injury.
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