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Reuters / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/10/uae-national-guard-rescues-22-people-after-oil-tanker-catches-fire/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T17:56:25.324Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The National</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-10T17:56:25.324Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[UAE National Guard rescues 22 people after oil tanker catches fire]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/SI6MMZI7DGJNS36GSCPWP37FXM.jpg?auth=aec8d6846cb88d9b8ab4ba1386264a02ca798ca6c392a0575289e0ecdcdf8257&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A specialised coast guard team responded to the crew's report of a fire and successfully located the tanker. 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