The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported Saturday that a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile approximately 11 nautical miles northeast of Lima, Oman, according to Israeli media. The engine room sustained damage, leaving the vessel unable to maneuver. No casualties have been reported.
According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), as reported by Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile approximately 11 nautical miles northeast of Lima, Oman, on the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz. The impact damaged the engine room, leaving the vessel unable to maneuver. No casualties have been reported, and the origin of the projectile remains unconfirmed.
In a separate incident earlier Saturday, UKMTO also reported that the master of a tanker in the same area observed a large splash and an explosion. The Zioneer has previously covered multiple strikes on commercial shipping in the waterway, including an IRGC missile strike on an oil tanker off Oman on July 14 and a rocket attack on a tanker on July 7.
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