TEHRAN, Iran, June 15 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran has sent a team of experts, to evaluate the status of one of the oil tankers facing incident on Thursday, in the Sea of Oman.
The experts would examine the vessel, to see whether the rescued crew can return to the vessel, Managing Director of Ports and Navigation of Hormozgan Province, Allah Morad Afifipour, said.
“Coordinations have been made with the owners of the vessel for the return of the crew,” Afifipour said.
On Thursday morning, two oil tankers were hit in the Sea of Oman.
Iran said that, it had rescued the crew of the two vessels and transferred them to the Iranian port city of Jask.
The incident came, amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, in the regional waters.– NNN-TASNIM
