The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has updated its report on a tanker that was…
Armed Conflict · · United Kingdom
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has updated its report on a tanker that was attacked yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz, 25 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman. A verified report says the outbound tanker was approached on its port side by a small boat, which attached two explosive devices to the hull above the waterline. The blasts started a fire in the engine room that temporarily disabled the vessel. The fire has been extinguished, the crew is safe, no environmental impact has been reported and the tanker is continuing to its next port.
The method differs from the drone, missile and small arms attacks seen in recent weeks. Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Navy separately claimed that a tanker east of the strait caught fire after hitting a naval mine. It didn’t identify the vessel, so it’s unclear whether it’s the same ship, but UKMTO’s account describes attached explosives rather than a mine.
Source: @OSINTdefender
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