An oil tanker has been struck off the coast of Kuwait, with crew witnessing a big explosion earlier than seeing ‘a small craft go away the neighborhood’.
FILE IMAGE: An oil tanker pictured in Kuwait (Picture: Getty)
A tanker has suffered a ‘massive explosion’ on its facet, the UK Maritime Commerce Operations (UKMTO) Centre has mentioned, with oil seen gushing from the ship and into the waters of the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Kuwait.
As per the UKMTO, stories have been acquired late on Wednesday (March 4) of an incident south-east of Mubarak Al Kabeer, Kuwait.
“The Grasp of a tanker at anchor, stories witnessing and listening to a big explosion on the port facet then seeing a small craft go away the neighborhood,” the UKMTO assertion mentioned.
Vessels inside the neighborhood “are suggested to transit with warning and report any suspicious exercise to UKMTO”.
The replace comes within the wake of a string of incidents within the Persian Gulf and surrounding waters, particularly the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
UKMTO additionally reported a tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates by “particles from an unknown projectile” on Wednesday, 10 nautical miles east of Fujairah.
UKMTO mentioned: “The tanker skilled a loud blast and particles from an unknown projectile was discovered on the deck. The funnel of the tanker sustained minor harm however no main harm has been noticed.”
Infographic explainer: Strait of Hormuz (Picture: Getty)
The maritime company added that each one crew have been secure and accounted for.
On Sunday, UKMTO reported that one other vessel was struck by an unknown projectile 50 nautical miles north of Oman’s capital, Muscat. The assault resulted in a fireplace within the vessel’s engine room that was rapidly introduced below management.
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It’s the second incident the UK maritime reported on Sunday, with an earlier incident additionally going down on Sunday off Oman’s Kumzar village within the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian state tv mentioned Sunday that an oil tanker was sinking after it was struck whereas making an attempt to cross by means of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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