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UKMTO reports vessel on fire off Iraq’s coast
UK Maritime Trade Operations said the crew status and damage remain unknown after multiple reports of a vessel fire near Al-Faw.
- On Monday, The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported a vessel on fire 63 nautical miles southeast of Al-Faw, Iraq, without identifying the vessel or specifying the cause.
- Hostile security incidents targeting commercial vessels in the northern Arabian Gulf near Iraq have surged drastically, transforming the waters surrounding Iraq's primary oil terminals into an active maritime conflict zone.
- UKMTO officially classified the incident as suspicious activity, adding that "Crew status, damage assessment, and environmental impact are unknown at time of report."
- A tanker master recently claimed being hit by an unidentified missile 30 nautical miles southeast of Al-Faw in a separate incident days earlier.
- Vessels in the northern Arabian Gulf face heightened risk and must exercise extreme caution while reporting suspicious activity to authorities, per UKMTO guidance.
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A ship is on fire off the coast of Iraq, the United Kingdom's (UK) Maritime Safety Agency (UKMTO) said on Monday, without giving the cause of the incident or the condition of the crew.
Crew status, extent of damage and environmental impact remain unknown, UKMTO says
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