Merchant vessels hit by fire during Gulf military activity, UKMTO says
Several merchant vessels in the northern Gulf and Gulf of Oman were hit by disabling fire amid overnight military activity, UKMTO said.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Several merchant vessels in the northern Gulf and Gulf of Oman were hit by disabling fire during overnight military activity, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said on Wednesday.
The British navy-affiliated agency said it could not confirm whether there had been casualties or environmental damage.
Further incident near Port Rashid
UKMTO separately reported an incident on Wednesday involving a vessel 24 nautical miles from Port Rashid in the United Arab Emirates.
The vessel was seen listing while at anchor, which could indicate that it had taken on water after being struck by an unknown projectile, the agency said.
US and Iranian statements
U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday that its forces had destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers after attempted missile attacks on a U.S. Navy warship over the previous two days.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that they had attacked two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers in the Gulf in response to the U.S. attack on the Iranian tankers.
The Guards said the 10 vessels had attempted to cross an area of the Strait of Hormuz that they described as “prohibited and unsafe”.
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