An oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile on Thursday during its outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz, prompting an alert from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The ship’s company security officer reported the strike to the agency, and separate reports from the incident indicated the vessel caught fire following the impact.
UKMTO noted that there were no reported injuries to the crew and no evidence of environmental damage at the time the advisory was issued. The agency did not identify the source of the projectile or the cause of the attack.