An oil tanker reported a fire onboard while at the port of Sohar (Shinas) in Oman, according to footage circulating on social media. The cause of the fire and the status of the crew have not been confirmed. The incident follows a series of tanker fires and attacks in the region over recent days.
Footage circulating on social media since 14:02 Jerusalem shows an oil tanker crew reporting a fire on deck while the vessel was at the port of Sohar (Shinas) in Oman. The clip does not show flames or smoke; the report is conveyed verbally. No official confirmation has been released by Omani port authorities, the vessel's operator, or any navy. This is the third distinct report of a tanker fire off Oman in four days.
The thread escalated quickly on June 10. The first UKMTO report (12:40 Jerusalem) noted a maritime incident 20 nautical miles northeast of Sohar without detail. Minutes later, UKMTO confirmed an engine-room fire, one casualty, and two missing crew. By 12:40, UKMTO identified the vessel as Greek-flagged and reported it was struck in the engine room 21 nautical miles northeast of Sohar, still burning. None of the earlier reports placed the fire specifically at the Sohar port itself, and no vessel has been named in connection with the current clip. The earlier incidents were corroborated by UKMTO; the current report rests on a single unverified Telegram post.
As The Zioneer reported at 10:27 Jerusalem, an oil tanker was burning off the same coastline for a second consecutive day, and an India-rescued tanker from June 8 was also on fire off Oman. Regional military activity — including U.S. CENTCOM disabling the M/T Settebello in the Gulf of Oman on June 9–10 — provides one plausible context.
The vessel involved in the Sohar port clip has not been identified. The casualty situation and the cause of the fire remain unconfirmed.
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