Three crew members are missing after the United Arab Emirates-flagged tugboat Musaffah 2 sank in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
There have been numerous attacks on ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Israeli conflict with Iran started on Feb 28.
The Musaffah had seven crew members from Indonesia, India and the Philippines, the ministry said. Four survived and three others, all Indonesians, are missing.
Before it sank, the boat experienced an explosion that caused it to catch fire, the statement said, adding that an investigation is ongoing by local authorities.
“One Indonesian survivor is currently receiving burn treatment at a hospital in the city of Khasab, Oman. The other three Indonesians are still being searched for by the local authorities,” the ministry said.
Another Indonesian national was at the location of the incident but is now safely aboard a different vessel, the statement added. — AFP
