{
  "id": 7575453,
  "title": "Oman searches for 2 crew members after tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/oman-searches-for-2-crew-members-after-tanker-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T14:52:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/15/oman-says-searching-for-two-crew-members-after-tanker-hit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oman is currently searching for two missing crew members aboard a tanker that was targeted in the Strait of Hormuz. The incident occurred northeast of Musandam, following which an attack resulted in a fire being extinguished in the engine room of the Panama-flagged oil tanker ELGAIA. The Oman Maritime Security Centre is overseeing the towing operation of the tanker to a port in Oman. A Royal Navy of Oman vessel evacuated the 23 crew members and provided them with necessary medical care. The search for the two missing crew members continues. The Strait of Hormuz has been under repeated attacks as Tehran aims to maintain control over the vital waterway in its ongoing conflict with the US. Washington has also maintained a counterblockade on Iranian ports.",
  "summary": "Omani navy evacuated 23 crew members after the Panama-flagged tanker ELGAIA was struck and caught fire.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Oman searches for 2 crew members after tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/oman-searches-for-2-crew-members-after-tanker-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz-7577304",
        "published": "2026-09-15T14:52:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "German chancellor urges Iran to open Strait of Hormuz, halt proxy support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/german-chancellor-urges-iran-to-open-strait-of-hormuz-halt-proxy",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:37:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Tanker hit by projectile near Strait of Hormuz was operating in ‘dark mode’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/tanker-hit-by-projectile-near-strait-of-hormuz-was-operating-in-dark",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:03:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}