The tanker's security officer reported that the shell hit the starboard side, starting a fire. All crew are safe, the UKMTO noted.
Earlier on Monday, the organization reported receiving a report of an incident that occurred 22 nautical miles northeast of Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. The crew of a container ship there reported that two unknown missiles crashed near it, an hour apart.
After Israel and the US began bombing Iran on February 28, navigation in the Strait of Hormuz was severely disrupted by Iran's blockade of the route. A significant reduction in the transport of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately 20 percent of crude oil passes under normal conditions. world volume of this raw material, resulted in a sharp increase in oil prices around the world. According to the latest data from the UKMTO, 24 merchant ships have been attacked in the Persian Gulf region since the beginning of March.
