The Navy has successfully completed a high-risk operation to recover an unexploded missile warhead lodged inside a crude oil tanker that was sailing towards Kochi after suffering damage off the coast of Oman. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence on Thursday, the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MT Olympic Life reported an explosion in its hull on May 26 while en route from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to Kochi. The vessel, which had no Indian nationals on board, later informed authorities that an unexploded ordnance was present onboard as it continued its voyage towards India.