Bhubaneswar, March 17 -- An Indian-flagged oil tanker, Jag Laadki, safely departed the UAE's Fujairah port for India, a day after an attack on the oil terminal where it had been loading crude. The development was confirmed by the government, which said the vessel and its crew were unharmed.

According to the shipping ministry, the tanker was loading crude at the Fujairah terminal on Saturday when the attack took place. The ship is carrying around 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude, a grade of oil produced in the UAE. Officials also confirmed that all Indian seafarers on board are safe. The vessel is owned and operated by the Mumbai-based Great Eastern Shipping Company.

Meanwhile, a Liberian-flagged tanker, MT Smyrni, carrying nearly 1.4 lakh ...