Tanker Struck by Unknown Projectile Off Saudi Arabia on Friday, UKMTO Says
- A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile 68 nautical miles northeast of Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, according to UKMTO.
- UKMTO said all crew members were safe and evacuated, and no environmental impact was observed when the incident was reported.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claimed that an oil supertanker hit a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, causing an explosion and fire.
- Separately, tanker MT ST 3, carrying 15 Indian sailors, was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Hundreds of kilometres from the Strait of Hormus are said to have been attacked by two ships. Iran, meanwhile, reports that a supertanker had hit a sea mine in the strait.
The attacks, which took place in front of Jubail, add to a wave of naval incidents that raises fears of further disruption of oil supply and keeps oil prices up.
Tanker struck by unknown projectile off Saudi Arabia on Friday: UKMTO
An unknown projectile struck a tanker 68 nautical miles northeast of Saudi Arabia's Jubail on Friday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said in a report on Saturday.All crew members were safe and had been evacuated, it said, adding that no environmental impact had been reported. UKMTO later issued a second report on Saturday that a tanker was attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade from a small boat 78 nautical miles …
An "unknown projectile" hit a tanker in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia, forcing the evacuation of the ship's crew, the United Kingdom's (UK) Maritime Safety Agency (UKMTO) said on Saturday.
The incidents occurred hundreds of kilometres from the Strait of Ormuz, through which one fifth of the world's hydrocarbons were transported before the war in the Middle East.
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