One tanker was hit by an ‘unknown projectile’, which damaged its engine room and left it inoperative
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In the first incident, a tanker was hit about 11 nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Lima. The vessel reported it was “struck by an unknown projectile which has caused damage to the engine room” and leaving it not under command, the UKTMO said. There were no reported casualties nor environmental impact.
Later, UKMTO said it had received a second report of an incident 21 nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Khasab. The master of a tanker reported seeing a large splash and an explosion close to the vessel, though no damage was reported.
Lima and Khasab are on Oman’s Musandam Peninsula at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic shipping chokepoint through which about a fifth of global oil consumption passes.
