Dutch shipping company Stolt Tankers confirmed Tuesday that one of its tankers was attacked off the coast of Oman, in the Arabian Sea. The company said the attack occurred amid broader Iranian targeting of vessels in the area. No details on the vessel's name, damage, or crew status have been released. The confirmation follows earlier reports of Iranian strikes against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Oman.
Dutch shipping company Stolt Tankers confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that one of its tankers was attacked off the coast of Oman, linking the incident to Iranian targeting of vessels in the region. The confirmation comes hours after the UAE Defense Ministry confirmed that Iran had struck two Emirati tankers in the same area early Tuesday, killing one crew member and wounding eight others.
The first reports of attacks on vessels off Oman on Tuesday emerged at 01:22 Jerusalem, when the UAE Defense Ministry confirmed two tankers were hit by Iranian cruise missiles. The ministry later identified the vessels as the 'Mombasa' and 'Al-Bahiya', and said an Indian crew member was killed. At 01:26 Jerusalem, security analyst Chananel Aviv reported a separate Iranian attack on a ship in the Gulf of Oman, without providing details. The UAE's confirmation was subsequently cited by the Associated Press at 12:54 Jerusalem. The Stolt Tankers acknowledgment provides the first on-record corporate confirmation of an Iranian maritime campaign, but the company has not released the vessel's name, cargo, or crew status.
The attacks are part of a broader pattern of Iranian strikes on merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. As The Zioneer reported, an IRGC rocket hit a merchant ship on the Omani route on June 25 after a radio warning, and at least three other ships turned back. Other incidents include a shell striking a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on June 11, and a British tanker attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on June 27. The UKMTO reported a tanker hit by gunfire off Oman on June 13.
The Stolt Tankers confirmation remains unverified by independent military or governmental sources. The exact timing of the attack, the vessel's identity, and the condition of its crew have not been disclosed. No other shipping company has reported a similar incident.
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