Following the attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker “El Jaya”, a fire reportedly broke out in the engine room, and the vessel has been towed to one of Oman’s ports.
Sea-news.az reports that, according to a statement released today by Oman’s Maritime Security Center, the tanker was approximately 103 nautical miles northeast of the Musandam Governorate at the time of the attack.
During the incident, a ship belonging to the Royal Navy of Oman evacuated 23 crew members of the tanker, while 2 crew members are reported missing.
Earlier, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) announced that it had received information about a new incident in the Strait of Hormuz. It was reported that a vessel moving near Oman was struck by an unknown projectile.
