Oil tanker struck by projectile off Oman, says UKMTO
The UK Maritime Trade Operations said an unknown projectile struck the vessel, damaging its engine room and disabling it, with no casualties reported.
An oil tanker was struck and disabled in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman's coast, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The incident, which took place nine nautical miles northeast of Ash Shishah, caused damage to the engine room but did not result in any casualties. The UKMTO reported that the crew of the vessel was accounted for and safe.
The vessel's nationality and direction of travel were not specified in the statement. Tehran has imposed an effective blockade of the strait since the US and Israel targeted Iran in late February, imposing tolls for passage and attacking ships suspected of circumventing the preferred route. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans for economic sanctions against Iran as the Middle East conflict entered its sixth month.
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