The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center said the ship was attacked by an unidentified object 25 nautical miles (46 kilometers) north-east of Oman. He said that some containers kept on the ship were damaged.
This is the second attack on Saturday; Earlier, two gunboats of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had fired on a tanker passing through this important waterway.
Earlier, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said that it had received a report of firing on a tanker. According to the agency, the shooting was carried out by “two gunboats belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)” 20 nautical miles north-east of Oman.
UKMTO said in its advisory note that the captain of the tanker said that both the gunboats had started firing without any radio warning. The agency further said that the vessel and its crew were reported to be safe.
At the same time, a ship-tracker said that two Indian ships had to change their course in the Strait of Hormuz after reports of firing by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
According to reports, following the attack by the Iranian Navy, the two Indian ships were forced to retreat westwards from the Strait of Hormuz. Reports also say that heavy firing was done on these ships. One of these ships is an Indian-flagged VLCC supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil.