{
  "id": 14349232,
  "title": "'There are no dreams left': Families of two sailors missing after drone attack off Oman speak of their grief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/there-are-no-dreams-left-families-of-two-sailors-missing-after-drone-14349232",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T02:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/14/there-are-no-dreams-left-families-of-two-sailors-missing-after-drone-attack-off-oman-speak-of-their-grief/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two Indian families are devastated after their sons, Amit Singh, 20, and Bir Bahadur Yadav, 25, went missing following a drone attack on an oil tanker near the Sohar anchorage in Oman on Sunday. The Nicaraguan-flagged tanker, MT Petro Dolphin, caught fire and the crew were evacuated. Amit and Bir were among the two missing seafarers, along with the fire that engulfed the vessel. Their families from northern Indian villages are in despair, unable to cope with the loss. Amit's uncle stated that his nephew had been working on the main deck when the drone struck, and he is no more. Bir's brother, Mantoo, expressed his disbelief that sailors are being targeted in the Iran-US and Russia-Ukraine wars. The International Maritime Organisation reported that 24 seafarers have died and 104 incidents have occurred in the Strait of Hormuz and the Middle East since the Iran war began on February 28.",
  "summary": "Two families are “sick with grief” waiting for news of two young sailors missing days after an empty tanker was struck by a drone off Oman. The oil tanker, MT Petro Dolphin, was hit near the Sohar anchorage on Sunday. Relatives in two northern Indian villages are waiting for information on Amit Singh, 20, and Bir Bahadur Yadav, 25, who were on the main deck when the drone struck and fire spread.…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "'There are no dreams left': Families of two sailors missing after drone attack off Oman speak of their grief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/there-are-no-dreams-left-families-of-two-sailors-missing-after-drone",
        "published": "2026-10-14T02:00:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "UP merchant navy sailor missing after oil tanker attacked off coast of Oman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/up-merchant-navy-sailor-missing-after-oil-tanker-attacked-off-coast",
        "published": "2026-10-14T02:46:35.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}