Georgians are among the crew of tanker which was attacked, they are safe

15:28, 13.06.2019

Georgians are among the crew of the oil tanker owned by Norway’s Frontline, Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang reported.

As the newspaper reports based on the information provided by the owner company, among the 23 crew members are mostly Russians, Georgians and Philippines. All of them are safe.

According to the current information, they were brought to the Iranian port.

The Norwegian shipping firm Frontline confirmed on Thursday that its oil tanker Front Altair was on fire after an incident in the Gulf of Oman. According to the information, three explosions occurred on board the ship.

As a reminder, today Iranian media reported that two tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. The owner of the second tanker is registered in Panama.

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