A security field report early Tuesday said an oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the engine room, approximately 40 nautical miles northeast of Qalhat, Oman. No casualties or damage details have been reported, and the perpetrator is not yet known.
A security field report early Tuesday morning indicated that an oil tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile in the engine room, approximately 40 nautical miles northeast of Qalhat, Oman. The report did not specify the tanker's name, flag, or the extent of damage, and no casualties have been reported.
The incident comes just minutes after the UAE Ministry of Defense confirmed that Iranian cruise missiles struck two Emirati oil tankers, the 'Mombasa' and 'Bahia', in Omani territorial waters earlier tonight, killing one Indian crew member and wounding eight others. That attack was the latest in a series of maritime incidents off the coast of Oman and Yemen, including several tanker attacks reported in recent weeks.
The perpetrator of the latest strike remains unidentified, and it is unclear whether the projectile was fired from a vessel, aircraft, or shore-based platform. The area is a key maritime chokepoint near the Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant portion of global oil traffic passes.
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