Tanker catches fire near Oman after being hit by unknown projectile — Anadolu Agency

A tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman after being hit by an unknown projectile while passing through the strait. The UK Maritime Trade Operations service reported this, according to Anadolu Agency.

UK service data

The UK Maritime Trade Operations service said it received a third-party report about the incident at 17:50 GMT. According to its data, the vessel's crew was safe at the time the report was received. The extent of possible damage to the tanker itself, as well as the potential environmental impact of the fire, remained unknown.

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Fars report

Earlier, the semi-official Iranian agency Fars, citing local sources, reported that a supertanker with a capacity of 2.5 million barrels was hit about 8 kilometers off the coast of Oman and caught fire.

Fars also said that the vessel was passing through the Strait of Hormuz on a route that the agency described as unauthorized.