TANKERS TARGETED IN TWIN INCIDENTS NEAR STRAIT OF HORMUZ OFF OMAN

The United ⁠Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) ⁠said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which a tanker was struck by ‌an unknown projectile. In the first incident, a tanker was hit about 11 nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Lima.

News - South China Morning Post reports that the United ⁠Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) ⁠said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which a tanker was struck by ‌an unknown projectile.

The report adds: In the first incident, a tanker was hit about 11 nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Lima.

The vessel reported it was “struck by an unknown projectile which has caused damage to the engine room” and leaving it ⁠not under command, the UKTMO said.

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